The Burrill Report (May 22, 2009): Deloitte's Keckley Discusses Lessons to be Learned from Comparative Effectiveness Systems Around the World (.MP3,16.13 Mb)

For some, comparative effectiveness is the cure for a healthcare system ailing from runaway costs. For others, it is a bureaucrat’s dream that provides a tool to reign in spending by limiting access to expensive new drugs. This week at the 2009 BIO International Convention, the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions released a new report that did something that appeared quite natural. It compared comparative effectiveness systems in countries where such systems are well established. We spoke to Paul Keckley, executive director of the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions, about what lessons there are to learn from the comparative effectiveness systems around the world, what works and what doesn’t, and why a cut-and-paste approach won’t work here.