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Access, Compassion, Care, and Ethics for Seriously Ill Patients Act
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to create a new conditional approval system for drugs, biological products, and devices that is responsive to the needs of seriously ill patients, and for other purposes.
Other Bill Titles (3 more) 5/21/2008--Introduced.
Access, Compassion, Care, and Ethics for Seriously Ill Patients Act or the ACCESS Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to permit an investigational drug, biological product, or device to be ma... moreSee Full Bill Text
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| May 21, 2008 |
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June 14, 2008 Hatch Act for State and Local Employees
The Senate Report on S. 3046, which became the Hatch Act, stated that the prohibition applies to âany officer or employee of any State or local agency, who exercises any function in connection with any activity which is financed in ...
Source: Latte Republic
June 04, 2008 ACCESS Act Reintroduced by Sen. Brownback; Previous Tiered ...
A companion bill to S. 3046 will be introduced in the House of Representatives by Representative Dianne Watson (D-CA). Given the short amount of time left in the 110th Congress, it seems unlikely that Congress will move forward with the ...
Source: FDA Law Blog
May 20, 2008 Bill Introduced: S.3046 Access, Compassion, Care, and Ethics for ...
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to create a new conditional approval system for drugs, biological products, and devices that is responsive to the needs of seriously ill patients, and for other purposes.
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if access is the only issue, why do they need also to allow unrestricted charging by the drug companies? the bill has a reasonable provision to encourage gratis provision of drugs in that it protects the companies from tort liability. when is it enough? There's an article in Forbes by George Diamond, M. D. (October 13, 2008) called " Pay for Proof." Well, why should we pay except when there is proof? And don't believe that we all won't be paying for drugs provided under bills such as this; there will be huge political pressure to pay for "compassionately" available drugs, even those that have a snowball's chance in heck of working. there is at least one untraconservative group behind this bill, the Competitive Enterprise Institute. Maybe we'll see if they are more interested in people or money.
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