HR 1624
107th Congress
House
Health
Cancer
Chemotherapy
Drug therapy
Medicare
Social Welfare
Access to Cancer Therapies Act of 2001
Introduced: April 26, 2001
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 8, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 3, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 26, 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 26, 2001
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Access to Cancer Therapies Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to extend Medicare coverage to all oral drugs prescribed for use as an anticancer agent for a medically accepted indication.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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