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New Roster of Players to Debate Comparative Effectiveness Standards

By William Looney | Published: January 25, 2011
Methodologies are the heart of any consistent approach to certifying comparative effectiveness for new medicines—semantics aside, it’s the way payers and providers are going to determine clinical “value” and, by subtle extrapolation, their cost against existing alternative therapies. Last week, the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute [PCORI] created through federal health reform legislation moved one [...]
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Upcoming Webcast: The Unvarnished Truth about Comparative Effectiveness

By George Koroneos | Published: June 4, 2009
The mere mention of the term “comparative effectiveness” evokes a host of reactions among pharmaceutical manufacturers: confusion, skepticism, even fear. With President Obama calling for a national agency for comparative effectiveness, no one doubts that it is coming to healthcare—but what will it encompass? How will comparative effectiveness impact access to medications? What can manufacturers [...]
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