Wilensky Outlines Vision Of New Center For Comparative Effectiveness Information The United States should establish a new center for comparative effectiveness information, Gail Wilensky says in a Health Affairs Web Exclusive published today. She suggests that a hybrid public-private structure could be the best way to maximize buy-in for the work of the new organization. The new center envisioned by the former head of the Health Care Financing Administration would not make centralized coverage decisions. Instead, it would provide an independent assessment of the comparative effectiveness of medical interventions for use by payers, patients, and providers. The center would fund both prospective trials and systematic reviews of existing research. You can read Wilensky's article at http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/abstract/hlthaff.25.w572 <http://www.healthaffairs.org/alert_link.php?url=http://content.healthaf fairs.org/cgi/content/abstract/hlthaff.25.w572&t=h&id=437> You can read Kathy Buto and Peter Juhn's Perspective at http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/abstract/hlthaff.25.w586 <http://www.healthaffairs.org/alert_link.php?url=http://content.healthaf fairs.org/cgi/content/abstract/hlthaff.25.w586&t=h&id=437> You can read Carolyn Clancy's Perspective at http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/abstract/hlthaff.25.w589 <http://www.healthaffairs.org/alert_link.php?url=http://content.healthaf fairs.org/cgi/content/abstract/hlthaff.25.w589&t=h&id=437> You can read John Rowe and coauthors' Perspective at http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/abstract/hlthaff.25.w593 <http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/abstract/hlthaff.25.w593> Health Affairs is pleased to make these articles freely accessible for listserv members for two weeks. To UNSUBSCRIBE send to: [log in to unmask] the following phrase "unsubscribe click4hp" as unquoted text. To view archives or manage your subscription (and create a password) go to http://listserv.yorku.ca/archives/click4hp.html
