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HR 1387 107th Congress House

Drug Availability and Health Care Access Improvement Act of 2001

Official title: To amend the Social Security Act to improve access to prescription drugs for low-income Medicare beneficiaries, the Internal Revenue Code and other Acts to imp… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Social Security Act to improve access to prescription drugs for low-income Medicare beneficiaries, the Internal Revenue Code and other Acts to improve access to health care coverage for seniors, the self-employed, and children, and to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosemetic Act to improve meaningful access to reasonably priced prescription drugs.

Introduced: April 4, 2001 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Apr 25, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 24, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 4, 2001
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Apr 4, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 25, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Drug Availability and Health Care Access Improvement Act of 2001 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require State Medicaid plans to cover prescribed drugs for qualified Medicare (SSA title XVIII) and other low-income Medicare beneficiaries.

Provides full Federal funding for such Medicaid coverage.

Amends SSA title XVIII part C (Medicare+Choice), as amended by the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000, with respect to access to Medicare+Choice plans through an increase in the minimum Medicare+Choice capitation rate.

Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the program for importation of certain prescription drugs by pharmacists and wholesalers to: (1) revise importer drug testing requirements; (2) prohibit drug manufacturers from discriminating against U.S. pharmacists, wholesalers, or consumers; and (3) changes from the Secretary of Health and Human Services to the Comptroller General responsibility for a specified study on drug imports.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Independent 1
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 23, 2002
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 4, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1387: Drug Availability and Health Care Access Improvement Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1387/
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"H.R. 1387: Drug Availability and Health Care Access Improvement Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1387/.
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H.R. 1387, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1387/.
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