US Congress Senate Bill 484 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on February 12 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

PATIENTS Act of 2015 Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (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.

PATIENTS Act of 2015 Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2015

Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS]

Sen. John Barrasso [R-WY]

Sen. Rob Portman [R-OH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-12	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

SB1718 (Related) 2015-07-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/484/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s484/BILLS-114s484is.pdf