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Senate committee backs bill allowing third‑party payment of participant costs for clinical trials
Summary
House Bill 1065 would permit organizations to establish programs that pay reasonable trial-related costs for participants and accompanying caregivers. Sponsor and industry representatives said the change aims to increase clinical-trial enrollment and diversity by reducing financial barriers; the committee voted 11–0 to advance the bill.
House Bill 1065 would allow an organization — including a patient group, nonprofit or company — to establish a program that pays reasonable costs incurred by a clinical-trial participant, and in some cases by a participant's relative or friend who attends to provide support, sponsor…
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