U.S. Congress - H.R.6568 Tom Lantos Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Education Act of 2008
H.R.6568 - Tom Lantos Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Education Act of 2008
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to encourage research and carry out an educational campaign with respect to pulmonary hypertension, and for other purposes. view all titles (3)
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- Official: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to encourage research and carry out an educational campaign with respect to pulmonary hypertension, and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Short: Tom Lantos Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Education Act of 2008 as introduced.
- Short: Tom Lantos Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Education Act of 2008 as passed house.
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Official Summary
7/22/2008--Introduced.Tom Lantos Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Education Act of 2008 - Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Director of the National HeaOfficial Summary
7/22/2008--Introduced.Tom Lantos Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Education Act of 2008 - Expresses the sense of the Congress that:
(1) the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, should continue aggressive work on pulmonary hypertension; and
(2) the Director of the Institute should continue research to expand the understanding of the causes of, and to find a cure for, pulmonary hypertension.
Requires inclusion of information on the status of pulmonary hypertension research at NIH in biennial reports to Congress. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to carry out an educational campaign to increase public awareness of pulmonary hypertension.
Requires the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the Director of CDC, to carry out an educational campaign to increase awareness of pulmonary hypertension among health care providers.
Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on Medicare and Medicaid coverage standards that apply to patients with pulmonary hypertension, including standards for all therapies approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension.
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