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Medicare Clinical Trial Coverage Act of 1999

Introduced: January 6, 1999 See on congress.gov
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Jan 19, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Jan 19, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 7, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E37-38)
Jan 6, 1999
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.
Jan 6, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Clinical Trial Coverage Act of 1999 - 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 January 19, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 2, 1999
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jan 19, 1999
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jan 19, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 61: Medicare Clinical Trial Coverage Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-61/
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"H.R. 61: Medicare Clinical Trial Coverage Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-61/.
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H.R. 61, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-61/.
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