2004S-0170 - Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, Section 1013: Suggest Priority Topics for Research

  


  

  


  

  


  

  


  

  
FDA Comment Number : 
  

  
EC12
  



  

  

  



  

  
Submitter : 
  

  
Mr. Stewart Ferry
  

  
Date & Time: 
  

  
05/11/2004 06:05:33
  



  

  
Organization : 
  

  
California Neuroalliance
  



  

  
Consumer Group
  


  

  
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Issue Areas/Comments 
  


  

  



  

  
GENERAL
  


  

  



  

  
GENERAL
  


  

  



  

  
  Health outcomes research should consider the full range of health care interventions and evaluate total health care costs or savings over the length of a treatment horizon, not just the costs of specific treatments.



 Patients have unique medical needs that are not reflected in population-level research.  Government health outcomes research should be just one tool to inform doctor-patient decision-making.  Clinical judgment and patient choice, within the bounds of acceptable medical practice, must always be the overriding force in decisions about individual care.