Bars federal health programs from using quality-adjusted life years in coverage decisions

§1What it does

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This bill would bar all federal health care programs, including the health plan for federal employees and federally funded state programs such as Medicaid, from using quality-adjusted life years or similar measures to set thresholds for coverage, payment or incentive programs.^2,3 The measures it targets are ones that place a lower value on a year of life because of a person's disability, age or terminal illness.³ The version the House passed would also require the Government Accountability Office, Congress's auditing agency, to report each year on how these measures affect people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.³ It would also reduce funding for the Prevention and Public Health Fund for fiscal years 2024 through 2029.³

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§3How Congress voted

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