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ContentsThe Current State of Comparative Effectiveness Research
What Is Comparative Effectiveness?
Research in the Private Sector
Past and Current Federal Efforts
The Consequences of Limited Information
Options for Organizing and Funding New Federal Research Efforts
Options for Comparing the Effectiveness of Treatments
The Scope and Focus of Analyses and the Dissemination of Results
Implications for Health Care Spending
The Potential for Savings on Health Care
Possible Responses by Private and Public Insurance Plans
Estimated Effects of a Recent Proposal
1. Requested, Proposed, and Actual Funding for the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality
2. Cost-Effectiveness of Different Screening Methods for Colorectal Cancer
1. Federal Spending for Medicare and Medicaid as a Percentage of Gross Domestic Product Under Different Assumptions About Excess Cost Growth
2. Medicare Spending per Capita in the United States, by Hospital Referral Region, 2003
3. Rates of Four Orthopedic Procedures Among Medicare Enrollees, 2002 and 2003
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