Rx Comparative Effectiveness Research Funds Included In HHS Approps Bill
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
The Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality would receive $15 mil. for outcomes research in the Senate bill funding HHS for fiscal year 2005. The corresponding House measure, however, includes no resources for comparative research.
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