GAO Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute & HHS Continue Activities & Plan New Efforts

This report was published by the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) on November 18, 2020. The GAO examined the performance of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), a federally funded, non-profit corporation, as well as the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in regard to their clinical effectiveness research (CER) activities as required by the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. GAO examined how PCORI and HHS carried out the legislative requirement, the funding allocated for CER activities, and the overall effectiveness of CER implementation . . .