HR 10839 · 95th Congress · Health
National Institutes of Health Care Research Act
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EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.(1978-02-08)
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National Institute of Health Care Research Act - Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to establish in such Department, the National Institutes of Health Care Research. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Institutes, to conduct and support research, demonstrations, evaluations, and statistical and epidemiological activities respecting the accessibility, acceptability, planning, organization, distribution, and financing of systems for the delivery of health care. Establishes the National Institute for Health Policy Research in the Institutes and requires the Secretary, acting through such Institute, to undertake and support research evaluation and demonstration projects respecting health services systems and delivery. Establishes the National Institute for Health Statistics and Epidemiology in the Institutes and requires the Secretary, acting through such Institute, to collect statistics on the extent and nature of illness and disability of the population of the United States. Establishes in the Institutes the National Center for the Evaluation of Medical Technology. Requires the Secretary, acting through such center, to establish in consultation with the Cou…
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