>Stimulus: $ to compare effectiveness of health care treatments

For the first time,  substantial amounts of moneywill be provided by the stimulus  package for the federal government to compare the effectiveness of different treatments for the same illness.   –  Responds to concerns that doctors have little or no solid evidence of the value of many treatments. Hopes are it will eventually save money by discouraging the use of costly, ineffective treatments.  Click here for full story.