What does US$1.1 billion buy? An investment in the future.

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Journal of Comparative Effectiveness ResearchVol. 3, No. 6 OpinionWhat does US$1.1 billion buy? An investment in the futureLisa A SimpsonLisa A SimpsonE-mail Address: Lisa.Simpson@academyhealth.orgAcademyHealth, 1150 17th Street, NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036, USASearch for more papers by this authorPublished Online:12 Dec 2014https://doi.org/10.2217/cer.14.74AboutSectionsView ArticleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail View articleKeywords: academicCERfundingimpactincentivespolicyresearch infrastructureworkforceReferences1 National Academies of Science. Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future. National Academy Press, Washington, DC, USA (2007).Google Scholar2 Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, and National Academy of Engineering. 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