DAVID LEONHARDT GETS HEALTH CARE RIGHT...

In the NY Times, he writes:

But flat-out opposition to comparative effectiveness is, in the end, opposition to making good choices.

GOP Senators Kyl, McConnell and Roberts get it wrong (h/t Igor Volsky at The Wonk Room):

On Monday, Sens. Jon Kyl (R-AZ), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and Pat Roberts (R-KS) introduced the “Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009,” a new bill prohibiting Medicare or Medicaid from using “comparative effectiveness research to deny coverage.”