Senate passes US stimulus plan, comparative effectiveness still in
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The US Senate has passed its version of the economic stimulus plan that President Barack Obama is hoping with reinvigorate the economy. The bill includes $1.1bn to establish a comparative effectiveness institute. The institute would make recommendations to doctors about medical products based on a comparison of the products. It is widely seen as an attempt to ration healthcare spending, which, in the US, exceeded the symbolic $2 trillion mark in 2006.