S.Amdt. 2968

SA 2968. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2786 proposed by Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr.
Dodd, and Mr. Harkin) to the bill H.R. 3590, to amend the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the
case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal
employees, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:

Strike subtitle D of title IV and insert the following:

Subtitle D--Prohibition on Comparative Effectiveness Research for the
Purpose of Determining Cost and Coverage Decisions

SEC. 4301. PROHIBITION ON COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH
FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING COST AND
COVERAGE DECISIONS.

Reports and recommendations from the Patient-Centered
Outcomes Research Institute, established under section 1181
of the Social Security Act (as added by section 6301), are
prohibited from being used by any government entity for
payment, coverage, or treatment decisions based on cost.
Nothing in the preceding sentence shall limit a physician or
other health care provider from using reports and
recommendations of such Institute when making decisions about
the best treatment for an individual patient in an individual
circumstance.
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