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House Bills - 110th Congress
Session I | Session II
H. R. 3368 The Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Education Act of 2007
On August 3, 2007, Representative Tom Lantos (D-CA) introduced H.R. 3368, the Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Education Act of 2007.
The bill would require NHLBI to establish a Pulmonary Hypertension Clinical Research Network, with no fewer than 15 centers, to
conduct multiple clinical trials to evaluate new treatment approaches for pulmonary hypertension. In addition, NHLBI would be
required to carry out a grant program under which the Institute would make grants to (or enters into a contract with) a national
nonprofit entity with expertise in pulmonary hypertension to establish and administer a national Pulmonary Hypertension Preceptorship
and Training Program. The Secretary of HHS would be required to carry out, through CDC, a Pulmonary Hypertension Education Program
and, through HRSA, develop and disseminate information on pulmonary hypertension to health care providers. There is also a
requirement for the Comptroller General to conduct a study on the coverage standards for Medicare. H.R. 3368 was referred to the
House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Legislative Update (August 2007): Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Education Act of 2007 |
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