Cost Effectiveness in the US? Round One Goes Against Pharma
This article was originally published in RPM Report
Executive Summary
The stimulus bill provides an unprecedented $1.1 billion for comparative effectiveness research-and does so with none of the key provisions biopharma companies hope to see as the US federal government takes a more active role in the field. The good news: this is only the first round, and there is reason to believe the field is evolving as most pharma companies would want. But this isn't the time for manufacturers to let their guard down.
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