Annals of Internal Medicine Editorial

Abstract

In this issue, the American College of Physicians (ACP) makes a series of compelling statements and recommendations about the need for better information on comparative effectiveness if the United States is to make more effective and efficient use of its limited health care resources (1). The term limited seems incongruous when applied to a country that is currently spending $2 trillion on health care, yet I believe that as much as we spend now, we would spend more if resources were not in some way constrained.