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PATIENTS Act of 2015

Introduced: February 12, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 12, 2015
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Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2015 or the PATIENTS Act of 2015

Prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from using data obtained from comparative effectiveness research, including any conducted or supported using funds appropriated under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 or authorized or appropriated under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to deny or delay coverage of an item or service under a federal health care program.

Requires HHS to ensure that comparative effectiveness research conducted or supported by the federal government accounts for factors contributing to differences in the treatment response and treatment preferences of patients, including patient-reported outcomes, genomics and personalized medicine, the unique needs of health disparity populations, and indirect patient benefits.

What's happening now February 12, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Feb 12, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 484: PATIENTS Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-484/
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