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Medicare Clinical Trial Coverage Act of 1998

Introduced: February 26, 1998 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 3, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Mar 2, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 26, 1998
Referred to House Commerce
Feb 26, 1998
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.
Feb 26, 1998
Referred to House Ways and Means
Feb 26, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H653-654)
Feb 26, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Clinical Trial Coverage Act of 1998 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) provide for Medicare reimbursement of routine patient care costs for individuals participating in federally approved clinical trials; and (2) ensure coverage of such costs under Medicare+Choice plans.

Requires the Secretaries of Health and Human Services and of Labor to report jointly to the Congress on the costs associated with requiring that group health plans and health insurance coverage do not deny payment of routine patient care costs for services furnished in connection with federally approved clinical trials.

What's happening now March 3, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jun 11, 1998
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 5, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3283: Medicare Clinical Trial Coverage Act of 1998. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3283/
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"H.R. 3283: Medicare Clinical Trial Coverage Act of 1998." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3283/.
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H.R. 3283, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3283/.
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