H 1358
An Act advancing health care research and decision-making centered on patients and people with disabilities
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Bill overview
This bill aims to improve health care research and decision-making by prioritizing the perspectives of patients and people with disabilities. It seeks to ensure that research and healthcare choices are more responsive to the needs and experiences of these groups. The legislation intends to foster a more patient-centered approach within the healthcare system. Specifically, it focuses on incorporating patient and disability perspectives into health care financing and research.
Key provisions
- Promote research that centers on patients and people with disabilities.
- Improve decision-making processes in healthcare to better reflect patient and disability needs.
- Consider the impact of healthcare decisions on patients and people with disabilities.
- Encourage the inclusion of patient and disability representatives in health care financing discussions.
Who is affected
- Patients
- People with disabilities
- Healthcare providers
- Health care researchers
- Health care financing agencies
Notable changes
- The bill emphasizes patient and disability perspectives in health care research and decision-making.
- It aims to integrate these perspectives into health care financing strategies.
Sponsors
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Primary sponsor
Marjorie C. Decker
Cosponsors
Estela A. Reyes
Marjorie C. Decker
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Bill H.1358 194th (Current)
An Act advancing health care research and decision-making centered on patients and people with disabilities
By Representative Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1358) of Marjorie C. Decker relative to health care research and decision-making centered on patients and persons with disabilities. Health Care Financing.
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Bill Information
Bill Information
Presenter: Marjorie C. Decker Status: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
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Displaying 7 actions for Bill H.1358
| Date | Branch | Action |
| 2/27/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Health Care Financing |
| 2/27/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 4/3/2025 | House | Discharged to the committee on Public Health |
| 4/7/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 6/16/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 06/23/2025 from 09:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1 |
| 6/16/2025 | Joint | Hearing rescheduled to 06/23/2025 from 09:00 AM-01:00 PM in B-1 |
| 7/24/2025 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means |
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