To advance research, promote awareness and education, and improve health care, with respect to thyroid disease, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to fund research into thyroid disease, analyze disparities in thyroid care across different populations, and run a public awareness campaign about thyroid disease. It authorizes a total of $63 million per year for five years across these programs.
Who Benefits and How
People with thyroid disease, especially women and minority communities who experience disproportionate impacts, would benefit from improved research, better diagnostic tools, and greater public awareness. Healthcare professionals would receive better guidance on evidence-based thyroid care and detecting the disease in at-risk populations.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal taxpayers would fund the authorized $63 million per year ($30M for research, $30M for disparity analysis, and $3M for public awareness). No specific regulatory burdens are imposed on the private sector, though health plans may be asked to voluntarily share data.
Key Provisions
- Authorizes $30 million/year for thyroid disease research including root causes, diagnostics, treatments, and cancer survivorship
- Authorizes $30 million/year to analyze research gaps and health disparities in thyroid care by race, ethnicity, sex, and other demographics
- Authorizes $3 million/year for a public awareness campaign about thyroid disease symptoms and treatment
- Requires interim and final reports to Congress on research progress and disparity findings
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Authorizes federal funding for thyroid disease research, analysis of health disparities in thyroid care, and a public awareness campaign, with a focus on disproportionate impacts on women and minority populations.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Medical Research
Primary Purpose
Authorizes federal funding for thyroid disease research, analysis of health disparities in thyroid care, and a public awareness campaign, with a focus on disproportionate impacts on women and minority populations.
Policy Domains
Whole Bill
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Thyroid disease patients
- Women and minority communities with disproportionate thyroid disease impacts
- Medical researchers
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Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Federal taxpayers
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Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Stevens (for herself, Ms. Underwood, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Mrs. Dingell, …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Patients with or at risk of thyroid disease, Patients with thyroid disease, Populations with thyroid disease disparities
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Thyroid disease researchers and medical institutions
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Disorders and abnormalities of thyroid gland function, and abnormalities of thyroid structure, including thyroid nodules and thyroid cancer.
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