Access to Medicines and Transparency in Military-Funded Medical Research
This act aims to increase access to drugs, vaccines, and medical technologies developed with Department of Defense financial support. Citizens may gain easier access to these products. Additionally, the act mandates the creation of a public database to show how taxpayer money is spent on medical research, increasing transparency in public expenditures.
Key points
Increased access to drugs and vaccines: The Department of Defense must allow other entities to use medical technologies to make them more widely available to military personnel and civilians.
Transparency of public spending: A public, easily accessible database will be created to show how taxpayer money is used for medical research, including the development of drugs and vaccines.
Information on prices and production: The database will include information on the prices of medical products developed with public support and their production capacities.
Penalties for non-disclosure: Companies that received public support and fail to disclose required information may be fined.
Status:
Expired
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