Comprehensive Comparative Effectiveness Program Continues To Be Goal For Congress
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
The $1.1 billion for CE in the stimulus package is a “down payment” on a long-term effort, congressional staffers tell an IOM committee
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