Federally funded initiatives to improve early detection and treatment of pediatric liver cancer.
The bill directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a public education program on early signs of pediatric liver disease and biliary atresia. It also mandates a study on the cost effectiveness of adding direct-bilirubin as a screening test for biliary atresia and other cholestatic liver diseases to State newborn-screening panels. The bill aims to improve early detection and treatment of pediatric liver tumors and reduce wait-list mortality for liver transplants.
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