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Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Research, Cure, and Care Act of 2009

Introduced: March 11, 2009 See on congress.gov

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Mar 11, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Mar 11, 2009

Introduced in Senate

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Research, Cure, and Care Act of 2009 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to continue to expand and intensify research and related NIH activities with respect to psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.

Requires the Directors of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to continue to conduct and support research to expand understanding of the causes of, and to find a cure for, psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.

Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to undertake psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis data collection and develop a psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis patient registry.

Encourages the Secretary to convene a summit on federal efforts regarding psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis research, treatment, education, quality-of-life, and data collection.

Directs the Secretary to enter into an agreement with the Institutes of Medicine to study insurance coverage of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.

What's happening now March 11, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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