TY  - JOUR
T1  - STudies comparing treatments ramp up
AU  - Mitka M
Y1  - 2009/05/20
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2009.671
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 1975
EP  - 1975
VL  - 301
IS  - 19
N2  - 
As rising health care costs continue to strain the Medicare and Medicaid budgets, the government has become interested in comparative effectiveness research, which promises to provide quality data about the costs and benefits of various treatment options. The economic gains that may derive from such study have caused some to question whether it will be used to justify health care rationing. But members of a federal council that will coordinate the research and make funding suggestions said they will not be recommending clinical guidelines for payment, coverage, or treatment.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2009.671
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2009.671
ER  -