Impossible Politics? PCORI and the Search for Publicly Funded Comparative Effectiveness Research in the United States

Congress created the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to fund comparative effectiveness research without encroaching on health care decision making in the private sector. This study asked if the organization's design is sufficient to insulate it from the hostile political environment that accompanied past comparative effectiveness research efforts. Data for the study came from key informant interviews, stakeholder interviews,...