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HR 1078 104th Congress House

Multiple Sclerosis Home Treatment Act of 1995

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of beta interferons approved by the FDA for self-administration for treatment of multip… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of beta interferons approved by the FDA for self-administration for treatment of multiple sclerosis under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 14, 1995 See on congress.gov
Health DrugsMedicareMultiple sclerosis
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 3, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Mar 2, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 28, 1995
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 28, 1995
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E461-462)
Feb 28, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 3, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Multiple Sclerosis Home Treatment Act of 1995 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide coverage and payment for beta interferons approved by the Food and Drug Administration for self-administration by patients with multiple sclerosis.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 1
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jul 17, 1996
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 21, 1995
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 14, 1995
FROST, MARTIN
· Jun 15, 1995
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 15, 1995
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1078: Multiple Sclerosis Home Treatment Act of 1995. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1078/
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"H.R. 1078: Multiple Sclerosis Home Treatment Act of 1995." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1078/.
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H.R. 1078, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1078/.
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