Comparative Effectiveness Research Stakeholder Discussion with Federal Policymakers

NEHI’s stakeholder discussion on comparative effectiveness research was held in Washington, DC on April 22, 2009.

Clifford Goodman, PhD, The Lewin Group, was moderator of the discussion.

Robert Ratner, MD, Institute of Medicine
Joseph Heyman, MD, American Medical Association

Carolyn Clancy, MD, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Sean Tunis, MD, Center for Medical Technology Policy
Richard Kahn, PhD, American Diabetes Association

Tony Coelho, Partnership to Improve Patient Care
Steve Pearson, MD, Institute for Clinical and Economic Review

Joshua Boger, PhD, Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Michael Lauer, MD, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Ralph de la Torre, MD, Caritas Christi Health Care

Thomas Valuck, MD, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Joshua J. Ofman, MD, Amgen

NEHI President Wendy Everett concluded the discussion.