Senate Chooses Baucus Approach To Comp. Effectiveness, With Tweaks
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The Senate health reform 1bill up for floor debate this week essentially retains the industry-supported Baucus/Conrad approach to a national comparative effectiveness research infrastructure, but includes some subtle changes of note
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