Newsletter Articles | July 31, 2009
Comparative Effectiveness in Mental Health & Addictions: The Road to a “Value” Will Have a Lasting & Unknown Market Impact
OPEN MINDS The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst
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One piece of the proposed health care reform initiative is a plan to create an independent institute to guide comparative effectiveness research (CER) and reviews in order to provide payers and consumers with objective information to make the best decisions on allocating health care resources. President Obamas 2008 Plan for a Healthy America: Lowering Health Care Costs and Ensuring Affordable, High-Quality Health Care for All, contains a section on CER that states comparative effectiveness studies will provide . . .