Journal Article

An Evaluation Of Recent Federal Spending On Comparative Effectiveness Research: Priorities, Gaps, And Next Steps

Benner, Joshua S., Morrison, Marisa R., Kocot, S. Lawrence, Karnes, Erin K., McClellan, Mark

2010

Overview

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 included new funding for developing better evidence about health interventions, with a down payment of$1.1 billion for comparative effectiveness research. Our analysis of funds allocated in the legislation found that nearly 90 percent of the $ 1.1 billion will eventually be spent on two main types of activity: developing and synthesizing comparative effectiveness evidence, and improving the capacity to conduct comparative effectiveness research. Based on our analysis, priorities for the new funding should include greater emphasis on experimental research; evaluation of reforms at the health system level; identification of effects on subgroups of patients; inclusion of understudied groups of patients; and dissemination of results. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]

• Publisher: The People to People Health Foundation, Inc., Project HOPE
• Subject: American Recovery & Reinvestment Act 2009-US / Appropriations / Appropriations and expenditures / Budgets / Councils / Dissemination / Economic development / Effectiveness / Effectiveness studies / Efficiency, Administrative / Evaluation research / Expenditures / Experimental research / Federal legislation / Fiscal years / Funding / Government grants / Health care policy / Health promotion / Health services / Infrastructure / Legislation / Medical research / Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act 2010-US / Patients / Research & development expenditures / Research and development / Resource Conservation & Recovery Act-US / Stakeholders