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Ghaferi Critical Care 2010,14:168 /content/14/3/168 COMMENTARY Bending the cost curve in the United States: the role of comparative e? ectiveness research Amir A Ghaferi* See related research by Opmeer et al., /content/14/3/R97 emerging diag nostic and treatment modalities, along Abstract with an appro priate system of accountability. Owing to an increasing focus on the rising cost of medical care in the United States, bending the cost curve has become the central tenet of healthcare reform. The exact de?nition of this phrase, however, remains elusive. In order to a?ect change in t