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Is Evidence-Based Medicine a Barrier to Cost-Effective Care?

By Alan Garber - Stanford
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Alan Garber, MD, PhD, professor of medicine and the director of the Center for Health Policy and of the Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research at Stanford University, discusses the importance of distinguishing between a treatment's effectiveness and its value, and in turn what role evidence-based medicine should play in today's coverage decisions.

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Course Index

  1. Is Evidence-Based Medicine a Barrier to Cost-Effective Care?
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  3. The Battle of the Diets: Is Anyone Winning (At Losing?)
  4. The Mismeasure of Man
  5. New Perspectives on Menopausal Hormones and Heart Disease