They include Mark Helfand who gets the bulk of the comparative effectiveness cash from the federal government, Joe Selby of Kaiser who also gets AHRQ money and Sean Tunis, another AHRQ recipient. Not the least of whom is Alan Garber who compares placing a price tag on human life to putting prices on a menu.
Oh and he gets dough from AHRQ too.
All support using comparative effectiveness studies like the one's AHRQ and HMOs pay them to do to justify saying "no." All that many, so few people. How do you spell conflict? Mark McClellan stands alone a voice of sanity.
Garber wants us to believe that comparative effectiveness leads to higher prices for companies. How about ten solid examples Alan? This from a guy who has spent his life slaving to restrict access to new technologies for the VA, Blue Cross and other insurers.
Oh and he gets dough from AHRQ too.
All support using comparative effectiveness studies like the one's AHRQ and HMOs pay them to do to justify saying "no." All that many, so few people. How do you spell conflict? Mark McClellan stands alone a voice of sanity.
Garber wants us to believe that comparative effectiveness leads to higher prices for companies. How about ten solid examples Alan? This from a guy who has spent his life slaving to restrict access to new technologies for the VA, Blue Cross and other insurers.
