House Votes to Ban Metric Used to Deny Care for People With Disabilities, Chronic Illnesses
February 08, 2024
February 08, 2024
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2024:
Today, the House passed H.R. 485, the Protecting Care for All Patients Act, to ban federal health programs from using discriminatory measures known as Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) by a vote of 211 to 208. The legislation is led by House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05), House Ways and Means Com . . .
Today, the House passed H.R. 485, the Protecting Care for All Patients Act, to ban federal health programs from using discriminatory measures known as Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) by a vote of 211 to 208. The legislation is led by House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05), House Ways and Means Com . . .