S 913
107th Congress
Senate
Health
Cancer
Chemotherapy
Drug therapy
Medicare
Social Welfare
Access to Cancer Therapies Act of 2001
Introduced: May 17, 2001
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Became law
May 17, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 17, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5125-5126)
May 17, 2001
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Access to Cancer Therapies Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to extend Medicare coverage to all oral drugs prescribed for use as an anticancer agent for a medically accepted indication.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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