President Obama’s sweeping health care law boosted spending in many areas of medical research including the creation of a new quasi-governmental agency – the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute – focused on personalized medicine. I take a look at the PCORI in the latest issue of Health Affairs. PCORI was given $3 billion to conduct comparative effectiveness research (meaning comparing 2 or more options for treatment and determining which works best for which person) and to boost patients’ engagement in research and their care. What has it spent its money on and what has it achieved? Take a look at my story.
