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Comparative Effectiveness Health Research
$1.1 billion was included for HHS, the Agency on Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), and NIH

Office: Agency on Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Agency: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Type: Competitive Grants

Purpose: To compare the effectiveness of different medical treatments

Description: This funding will be used to conduct or support research to evaluate and compare clinical outcomes, effectiveness, risk, and benefits of two or more medical treatments and services that address a particular medical condition.  This research will not be used to mandate coverage decisions or impose "one-size-fits-all" medicine on patients.  It will be designed to enable medical professionals and patients improve treatment.  $300 million will be administered by AHRQ, $400 million will be transferred to NIH, and $400 million will be allocated at the discretion of the Secretary of HHS.

Website: http://www.ahrq.gov/
http://www.nih.gov/

Phone: (301) 427-1364 (AHRQ)