New York Times Looks at NICE and Comparative Effectiveness

December 5, 2008 - The New York Times this week reported on what the effects of comparative effectiveness in the United Kingdom. Specifically, the article described how patients in the UK had difficulty accessing certain treatments under coverage polices set by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE). The author goes on to describe how NICE has become a model for other health care systems throughout the world as well as describe what potentially lies ahead for the United States.