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H.R. 3958 (104th)

Federal Coverage for Clinical Trials Act of 1996

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Introduced

2 August 1996

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care.

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3 June 2026

Summary

Federal Coverage for Clinical Trials Act of 1996 - Prohibits the Medicare program (title XVIII of the Social Security Act), the Federal Employees Health Benefit Plan, the veterans health care program, and the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) from denying, limiting, or imposing additional conditions on coverage because of participation in an approved clinical study. Directs the Secretary of Heath and Human Services to make available to the public information about clinical investigations and results obtained from approved clinical studies.

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