Health Care Research Provisions in the Stimulus Bill

Participants: Alan M Jette, PT, PhD, FAPTA, and Justin Moore, PT, DPT. Moderator: Rebecca L Craik, PT, PhD, FAPTA, Editor in Chief.

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• Discussion Podcast - Alan Jette and Justin Moore, APTA’s Vice President for Government and Payment Advocacy, discuss the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and its potential impact on the biomedical research enterprise in the United States and on the international research scientists who collaborate with US researchers on grants. Moore summarizes ARRA and the 6 basic research areas where funds were dedicated, along with the appropriations bills for 2009 and 2010. Topics include comparative effectiveness research and timelines for grant applications. Jette (“There seem to be 3 new initiatives from NIH every week”) addresses 3 areas: National Institutes of Health NIH challenge grants, the “grand opportunities” initiative, and the NIH competitive revision initiative.

  “The stimulus bill is a message to the research community that the federal government values and is going to continue to make an investment in the research enterprise.”

  “That’s incredibly fast; something so targeted and specific is quite unusual.”

  “We also have to demonstrate that the research stimulates the economy... but what a great problem to have!”

  Running Time: 26:53 (12,621 KB)

  Related Sites:

  www.recovery.gov

  www.nih.gov

  www.grants.nih.gov

  www.ahrq.gov

  www.nsf.gov