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Medicare, Medicaid, and MCH Tobacco Cessation Promotion Act of 2001

Introduced: May 9, 2001 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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May 9, 2001
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Medicare, Medicaid, and MCH Tobacco Cessation Promotion Act of 2001 - Amends titles V (Maternal and Child Health Services), XVIII (Medicare), and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of counseling for cessation of tobacco use under the Maternal and Child Health Services, Medicare, and Medicaid programs.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 854: Medicare, Medicaid, and MCH Tobacco Cessation Promotion Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-854/
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"S. 854: Medicare, Medicaid, and MCH Tobacco Cessation Promotion Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-854/.
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