Created by the health reform legislation of 2010, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is charged with helping to determine the most effective treatments using objective, science-based standards. We introduced this agency to our readers last year.

Last week, as reported by Kaiser Health News, the PCORI issued its draft priorities and research agenda. What it didn’t do was enumerate specific diseases, treatments or procedures warranting further study.

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