Amendment111th Congress
793
- Amendment Number
- 793
- Purpose
- To protect all patients by prohibiting the use of data obtained from comparative effectiveness research to deny coverage of items or services under Federal health care programs and to ensure that comparative effectiveness research accounts for advancements in genomics and personalized medicine, the unique needs of health disparity populations, and differences in the treatment response and the treatment preferences of patients.
- Congress
- 111
- Type
- SAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Apr 1, 2009
- Latest Action Text
- Amendment SA 793 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 44 - 54. Record Vote Number: 127.
- Proposed Date
- Apr 1, 2009
- Submitted Date
- Mar 31, 2009
- Chamber
- Senate
- Update Date
- Feb 1, 2021