BENEFIT Act of 2020
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Mar 4, 2020)
Better Empowerment Now to Enhance Framework and Improve Treatments Act of 2020 or the BENEFIT Act of 2020
This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to consider relevant patient-focused drug development data, such as data from patient preference studies and patient-reported outcome data, in the risk-benefit assessment framework used in the process for approving new drugs.
After a new drug application has been approved, the FDA's public statement about how it used patient experience data shall include a description of how such data was considered in the risk-benefit assessment framework.
What just happenedMar 4, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateMar 4, 2020
- Mar 4, 2020IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee - Mar 4, 2020IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate