HR 1288
108th Congress
House
Health
Cancer
Chemotherapy
Drug therapy
Medicare
Social Welfare
Access to Cancer Therapies Act of 2003
Introduced: March 13, 2003
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 24, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 17, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 13, 2003
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.
Mar 13, 2003
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Access to Cancer Therapies Act of 2003 - 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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