Friday, May 18, 2007

U.S. House Bill Introduced to Fund Comparative Effectiveness Research

U.S. House Bill Introduced to Fund Comparative Effectiveness Research - UPI: "House lawmakers Tuesday unveiled a $3 billion bipartisan plan to fund medical comparative effectiveness research.
A bill co-sponsored by Reps. Tom Allen, D-Maine, and Jo Ann Emerson, R-Mo., would give the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality additional funding to compare the effectiveness and cost of the treatments available for a particular condition. "