1、CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i Funding for ACA-Established Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund (PCORTF) Extended Through FY2029 Amanda K. Sarata Specialist in Health Policy Updated February 6, 2020 The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Ac
2、t of 2010 (ACA, P.L. 111-148, as amended) authorized the establishment of a private, nonprofit, tax-exempt corporation called the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) at Social Security Act (SSA) Section 1181. This built on provisions in prior law that expanded the federal government
3、s role in comparative effectiveness research (CER). The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 (ARRA, P.L. 111-5) provided a total of $1.1 billion for CER and required an Institute of Medicine report with recommendations on national CER priorities. PCORI is responsible for coordinating and s
4、upporting comparative clinical effectiveness research, which is statutorily defined as “research evaluating and comparing health outcomes and the clinical effectiveness, risks, and benefits of 2 or more health care interventions being used in the treatment, management, and diagnosis of, or preventio
