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S 2399 106th Congress Senate

Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Transplant Patients Act of 2000

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revise the coverage of immunosuppressive drugs under the medicare program.

Introduced: April 11, 2000 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Health Immunosuppressive drugsMedicareSocial WelfareTransplantation of organs, tissues, etc.
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Apr 13, 2000
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2713)
Apr 11, 2000
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2541-2542)
Apr 11, 2000
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2541)
Apr 11, 2000
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action April 13, 2000

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2713)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Transplant Patients Act of 2000 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to remove time limitations on the coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for individuals who have received organ transplants. (Current law only provides coverage for such drugs for certain time periods after the transplant procedure.)

Applies certain secondary payer requirements with respect to individuals with end stage renal disease without regard to any time limitations in the case of immunosuppressive drugs furnished after this Act's enactment.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5276 Identical bill Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Transplant Patients Act of 2000
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2399: Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Transplant Patients Act of 2000. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-2399/
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"S. 2399: Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Transplant Patients Act of 2000." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-2399/.
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S. 2399, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-2399/.
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