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New! Take Action: Influence Your Elected Officials

New! Coalition Submits Testimony for FY 2011 Budget

New! Health Reform and HSR: What’s in It for You! - Coalition’s analysis of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

New! Budget and Appropriations: President Releases FY 2011 Budget

Strengthening HSR: Policy Priorities for 2010

Legislation: Bills Related to Health Services Research

Coalition Names Rossiter Chair

2009 Federal Funding for Health Services Research
May 2010
This seventh annual baseline report documents health services research across the federal government. We estimate that approximately $1.8 billion was expended for health services research and related activities in FY 2009.


Comprehensive Summary of CER Legislation - 111th Congress
AcademyHealth recently released the attached summary of comparative effectiveness research (CER) bills in the 111th Congress, providing a side-by-side description of each bill's provisions related to CER scope, placement, governance, finance, and dissemination and use.
 

Treading Water

Treading Water: The No-Growth Investment in HSR
HSR funding is dwindling even as health costs soar. Where funding is available, there has been an alarming decrease in research grants in favor of government contracts. This article explores the current funding environment and the promise for its future.

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