US Congress Senate Bill 660 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Introduced on March 29 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-03-29 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1935)
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2011 or the PATIENTS Act of 2011 - Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) from using data obtained from comparative effectiveness research, including such research that is conducted or supported using funds appropriated under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) 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 the Secretary to ensure that comparative effectiveness research conducted or supported by the federal government accounts for factors contributing to differences in the treatment response and 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 2011

Sen. Jon Kyl [R-AZ]	Sen. John Barrasso [R-WY]	Sen. Tom Coburn [R-OK]	Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID]
Sen. Mitch McConnell [R-KY]	Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-03-29	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1935)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/660/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s660/BILLS-112s660is.pdf