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HR 2489 104th Congress House Health Cancer Chemotherapy Drugs Medicare

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the medicare program of certain additional oral anticancer drugs.

Introduced: October 17, 1995 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Oct 24, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 20, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Oct 17, 1995
Introduced in House
Oct 17, 1995
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, 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.
Oct 17, 1995
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1951)
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of certain additional oral anticancer drugs prescribed for use in an anticancer nonsteroidal antiestrogen and aromastase inhibitor regimen.

What's happening now October 24, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 29, 1996
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Mar 29, 1996
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2489: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the medicare program of certain additional oral anticancer drugs.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2489/
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"H.R. 2489: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the medicare program of certain additional oral anticancer drugs.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2489/.
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H.R. 2489, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2489/.
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