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HR 4610 103th Congress House

Multiple Sclerosis Home Treatment Equity Act of 1994

Official title: To amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of self-administered Betaseron treatments for Multiple Sclerosis under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 1, 1994 See on congress.gov
Health DrugsHome care servicesInterferonMedicareMultiple sclerosis
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 30, 1994
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Jun 27, 1994
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 21, 1994
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 21, 1994
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 21, 1994
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1261)
Jun 21, 1994
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 30, 1994

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Multiple Sclerosis Home Treatment Equity Act of 1994 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide coverage and payment for self-administered betaseron (Interferon beta-1b) for patients with multiple sclerosis.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4 Republican 1 Independent 1
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Sep 29, 1994
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Sep 29, 1994
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Sep 19, 1994
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Aug 1, 1994
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Aug 1, 1994
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Aug 1, 1994
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4610: Multiple Sclerosis Home Treatment Equity Act of 1994. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-4610/
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"H.R. 4610: Multiple Sclerosis Home Treatment Equity Act of 1994." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-4610/.
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