Would Comparative Effectiveness Research by Any Other Name Ration Care as Swiftly?

By Filed under Health Care Costs on June 11, 2009 with 3 comments

Max Baucus says the phrase "Comparative Effectiveness Research" sounds too ominous.  He suggests changing the name to "patient-centered outcomes research" or possibly the nickname "Fred." 

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  1. Ken says:
    June 11, 2009 at 3:23 pm

    This is actually very funny.

  2. Bret says:
    June 11, 2009 at 4:30 pm

    Why don’t we call it “cherry pie”?

  3. Tom H. says:
    June 11, 2009 at 5:38 pm

    Why don’t we call it “Baucus Care”?