For years, research has undertaken the subject of effectiveness research. Now the Obama administration is asking about comparative effectiveness research that might find most of us unaware.
For those over 65, it might findthat knee replacement is not cost -effective. Maybe not what you want to hear but cost vs. future gain might show it not worth it for the payor. Potentially the government.
A WSJ article shows that this surgery provided about one year of better quality of life.
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