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Bill116th CongressFiled Jun 24, 2019Health
H.R. 3439

PATIENTS Act

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What it doesSummary reported to house, part i (Dec 24, 2020)

Protecting Access To Information for Effective & Necessary Treatment and Services Act or the PATIENTS Act

This bill reauthorizes through FY2026 the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund, which supports research that evaluates and compares outcomes and the clinical effectiveness, risks, and benefits of two or more medical treatments, services, or other health practices. The bill also requires that research supported by the trust prioritize substance use disorders (including opioid use), mental health, and maternal health.

Additionally, the bill extends specified fees on private health insurance plans, including self-insured plans, which support the trust.

What just happenedDec 24, 2020

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 579.

Who’s behind it

Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8](D-VA)Sponsor
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  1. Dec 24, 2020CalendarsH12410

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 579.

  2. Dec 24, 2020DischargeH12300

    Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.

    Energy and Commerce Committee
  3. Dec 24, 2020Committee5500

    Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.

    Energy and Commerce Committee
  4. Dec 24, 2020CommitteeH12200

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 116-696, Part I.

    Ways and Means Committee
  5. Dec 24, 2020Committee5000

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 116-696, Part I.

    Ways and Means Committee
  6. Jun 26, 2019Committee

    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 15.

    Ways and Means Committee
  7. Jun 26, 2019Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Ways and Means Committee
  8. Jun 25, 2019Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Health Subcommittee
  9. Jun 24, 2019IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Energy and Commerce Committee
  10. Jun 24, 2019IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Ways and Means Committee
  11. Jun 24, 2019IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  12. Jun 24, 2019IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

Reported to House, Part IDec 24, 20208

Protecting Access To Information for Effective & Necessary Treatment and Services Act or the PATIENTS Act

This bill reauthorizes through FY2026 the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund, which supports research that evaluates and compares outcomes and the clinical effectiveness, risks, and benefits of two or more medical treatments, services, or other health practices. The bill also requires that research supported by the trust prioritize substance use disorders (including opioid use), mental health, and maternal health.

Additionally, the bill extends specified fees on private health insurance plans, including self-insured plans, which support the trust.

Introduced in HouseJun 24, 2019

Protecting Access To Information for Effective and Necessary Treatment Act or the PATIENT Act

This bill reauthorizes through FY2026 the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund, which supports research that evaluates and compares outcomes and the clinical effectiveness, risks, and benefits of two or more medical treatments, services, or other health practices. The bill also requires that research supported by the trust prioritize substance use disorders (including opioid use), mental health, and maternal health.

Additionally, the bill extends specified fees on private health insurance plans, including self-insured plans, which support the trust.

PATIENTS Act — Informed