3.0.0 5975 2023-01-12T17:52:33Z 2023-01-12T17:52:33Z House H HR 2006-07-28 109 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2006-08-01T18:51:14Z Referred to 2006-07-28T14:14:50Z 2006-08-01 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2006-07-28 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2006-07-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2006-07-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress A000357 Rep. Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1] THOMAS ALLEN D ME H. 1 N E000172 Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8] JO EMERSON R MO ANN 8 2006-07-28 True W000215 Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-30] HENRY WAXMAN D CA A. 30 2006-07-28 True E000092 Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3] VERNON EHLERS R MI J. 3 2006-07-28 True B000420 Rep. Berry, Marion [D-AR-1] MARION BERRY D AR 1 2006-07-28 True B001149 Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] DAN BURTON R IN 5 2006-07-28 True B000944 Rep. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH-13] Sherrod Brown D OH 13 2006-07-28 True G000536 Rep. Gutknecht, Gil [R-MN-1] GIL GUTKNECHT R MN 1 2006-07-28 True Health Clinical trials Communication in medicine Congressional reporting requirements Cost effectiveness Drugs Economics and Public Finance Federal aid to research Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Health education Health information systems Medical research Medical supplies Pharmaceutical research Quality of care Science, Technology, Communications Health 00 2006-07-28 Introduced in House 2006-09-15T15:46:06Z Prescription Drug Comparative Effectiveness Act of 2006 - Requires the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to conduct or support reviews of existing evidence and research to develop evidence regarding comparative clinical effectiveness, outcomes, and appropriateness of prescription drugs, medical devices, and procedures.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a coordinated plan for research on methods for measuring and comparing adverse events associated with pharmaceuticals and other medical and surgical treatments so that clinicians and patients can evaluate the comparative safety and clinical effectiveness of the alternative treatment options.

Provides for information developed from such reviews to be made available to practitioners and patients.

]]> Prescription Drug Comparative Effectiveness Act of 2006 Display Title Prescription Drug Comparative Effectiveness Act of 2006 Official Title as Introduced To require the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, in consultation with the Director of the National Institutes of Health, to conduct research to develop valid scientific evidence regarding comparative clinical effectiveness, outcomes, and appropriateness of prescription drugs, medical devices, and procedures, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Prescription Drug Comparative Effectiveness Act of 2006 Introduced in House 2006-07-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr5975ih/xml/BILLS-109hr5975ih.xml 2006-08-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.