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Medicare Cancer Clinical Trial Coverage Act of 1999

Introduced: April 13, 1999 See on congress.gov
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Apr 13, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 13, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3646)
Apr 13, 1999
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Cancer Clinical Trial Coverage Act of 1999 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a demonstration project which provides for payment under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act of routine patient care costs for Medicare beneficiaries with cancer who are enrolled in an approved clinical trial program, while still applying the beneficiary cost sharing provisions of such program to project participants.

Directs the Secretary to study and report to Congress on the impact on Medicare of covering such costs as well as the cost of extending routine patient care coverage to Medicare beneficiaries with a diagnosis other than cancer.

What's happening now April 13, 1999

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1388 Identical bill Medicare Cancer Clinical Trial Coverage Act of 1999
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4 Republican 2
D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jun 6, 2000
 R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jun 8, 1999
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · May 27, 1999
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Apr 28, 1999
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Apr 28, 1999
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Apr 13, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 784: Medicare Cancer Clinical Trial Coverage Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-784/
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"S. 784: Medicare Cancer Clinical Trial Coverage Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-784/.
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S. 784, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-784/.
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