Statement on National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. Statement on National Vaccine Injury Compensation Programby Thomas E. Director, National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program U. S. Department of Health and Human Services Before the Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice. Drug Policy, and Human Resources September 2. Good morning Mr. Chairman and members of the Committee. I am pleased to be. National Vaccine Injury Compensation. Program (the Program), one of the most unique and innovative programs ever created. Congress. With me to provide additional information if needed, are Dr. Geoffrey. Evans, Medical Director for the Program, and Mr. David Benor from our Office. General Counsel. In the United States , the health of our Nation's children takes a high priority. The modern miracle of vaccines. This is a tremendous accomplishment, but. Nation's immunization program over the past decade. This. is the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. As recently as 1. The companies that produced vaccines were under. The potential. costs of such lawsuits were more than many vaccine companies were willing to. United States . Demanding a national solution. This new system would reduce the tension associated with. Federal Government assume. 2011 Sep;69(9):1645-50. Author information: (1)Department of Pediatrics, Mie National Hospital. The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program ('Vaccine Program') comprises Part 2 of the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 ('Vaccine Act'). 3755 (1986) (codified as amended at. This became the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (the. Program), which has been hailed by Secretary Shalala as the cornerstone of our. Nation's successful childhood immunization program. The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program provides a unique service. The Program significantly reduces, but. The key words here are, . A national catch-up programme to increase MMR vaccination uptake in children and teenagers is announced today by Public Health England, NHS England and the Department of Health. The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) is a national vaccine safety surveillance program co-sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration. About the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. Favorites; Del.icio.us; Digg; Facebook; Google Bookmarks; About the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. National Vaccine Program Office (nvpo)I can assure you that everyone. Program makes a concerted effort to ensure. Program. Petitioners are provided with every opportunity to. Special Masters in the U. S. Court of Federal. Claims (the Court), who provide a great deal of flexibility to petitioners in. More than 1,4. 00 families have received compensation under. Program through awards totaling in excess of $1 billion. Currently, 4. 2 percent. Program have been awarded compensation. This. compares to a compensation rate of only 2. On average, it takes only. We have been listening to concerns raised by those who may feel the system. It is critical. to remember that although the Program is far less adversarial than the tort. The Program encourages anyone who believes. Petitioners' rights are vigorously defended and advocated. This Program was established by the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of. Act). At the time of enactment, the Congress recognized that there. Act might result in the provision of compensation to some children. In creating. the Program, the Congress drew the original list of injuries on the Vaccine. Injury Table broadly to ensure that all injuries believed to be vaccine- related. At the same time, scientific studies were. The completion. of these studies and application of their findings were essential, because without. Potentially, this could lead to the exhaustion. Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund (the Trust Fund), putting at risk. This diverse. body has provided constant oversight of the operation of the Program, advised. Secretary on each and every modification of the Vaccine Injury Table, and. Program. Most recently, it developed. Secretary of HHS. These legislative proposals include. Program more streamlined and less adversarial. The proposals would double the statutory time. A draft bill titled, the . I would like to talk for a minute about concerns related to the Vaccine Injury. Compensation Trust Fund. The Trust Fund was established to ensure that a constant. Special Masters who adjudicate petitions. The. Trust Fund is financed by excise taxes of 7. Program. At this time, the Trust Fund balance is in. During FY 1. 99. 8, the Trust Fund received total income. The remaining. $6. Trust Fund and more than. FY 1. 99. 8 outlays for awards, and for attorneys' fees and costs, of. The Trust Fund should be viewed as a specialized. Public Health Service spawn new scientific studies. Recently, coverage under the. Program was expanded to include four additional vaccines (hepatitis B, Haemophilus. In addition, there are more than 3. Program and result in increased liability. There is good reason for the public to have confidence in the overall operation. Program. Just last year, the Federal Judicial Center completed a report. Program entitled . The GAO has indicated that the results of the. All indications are that this Program is working very much as intended by Congress. The Program has always been open. The ACCV. with its widely diverse membership, brings a good balance of perspective and. With strong ACCV support for the Administration's proposed legislative. Congress. to move these important changes forward as quickly as possible so that our children. Program in . I will be pleased to answer any. The Law, Science & Public. Health Law Site. The Best on the WWW Since 1. 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