Government-sponsored research carries high costs

 
By Robert Goldberg
Published: August 2, 2008

To rein in rising health care costs, many politicians have called on the government to evaluate the relative impact of various drugs and medical treatments.

Notably, Sens. Max Baucus, D-Mont. , and Kent Conrad, D-N.D. , just introduced a measure to create a government-run " Center for Comparative Effectiveness ” to help doctors, patients and insurance providers determine the best possible treatments for a given med...


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