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        <text><![CDATA[Prescription Value Act - Directs the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to: (1) collect scientific evidence regarding the relative clinical appropriateness and cost-effectiveness of prescription drugs frequently used by Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries; (2) assess the validity and reliability of such evidence; and (3) identify areas of additional research needed to make an objective determination on the clinical appropriateness and cost-effectiveness of such drugs.]]></text>
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