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HR 1839 107th Congress House

Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage Act of 2001

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide adequate coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries under the Medicare Program … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide adequate coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries under the Medicare Program that have received an organ transplant, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 7, 2001 See on congress.gov
Health CoinsuranceEmployee health benefitsFinance and Financial SectorHealth insurance
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Hospital careImmunosuppressive drugsInsurance premiumsKidney diseasesLabor and EmploymentMedicareSocial WelfareTransplantation of organs, tissues, etc.
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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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Introduced
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 16, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
May 22, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
May 18, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 15, 2001
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and the Workforce, 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.
May 15, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 16, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage Act of 2001 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to: (1) continue entitlement to prescription drugs used in immunosuppressive therapy furnished to an individual who receives a kidney transplant for which payment is made under Medicare; and (2) extend Medicare secondary payer requirements for end stage renal disease beneficiaries.

Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code to set forth requirements for group health plans to provide coverage of immunosuppressive drugs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 880 Identical bill Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage Act of 2001
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Feb 13, 2002
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jun 27, 2001
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jun 25, 2001
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 7, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1839: Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1839/
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"H.R. 1839: Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1839/.
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H.R. 1839, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1839/.
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