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S 554 107th Congress Senate

Access to Innovation for Medicare Patients Act of 2001

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand medicare coverage of certain self-injected biologicals.

Introduced: March 15, 2001 Introduced by: Murray, Patty Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
Health Drug therapyDrugsMedicareSocial Welfare
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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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Mar 15, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 15, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2409)
Mar 15, 2001
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 15, 2001

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Access to Innovation for Medicare Patients Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000, to provide for Medicare coverage of self-injected biologicals approved by the Food and Drug Administration that are prescribed as a complete replacement for a drug or a biological that otherwise cannot be self-administered.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Sep 4, 2002
 D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Mar 15, 2001
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Mar 15, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 554: Access to Innovation for Medicare Patients Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-554/
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