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Cancer Care Preservation Act of 2004

Introduced: September 23, 2004 See on congress.gov
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Oct 8, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 23, 2004
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.
Sep 23, 2004
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cancer Care Preservation Act of 2004 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, to allow the average sales price system to go into effect but also to ensure that Medicare payments for cancer drugs do not go below 95 percent of 2004 levels in 2005, and 95 percent of 2005 levels in 2006.

Amends the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 with respect to the transitional adjustment in practice expense relative value units in the physician fee schedule for drug administration services. Extends application of the transition adjustment through December 31, 2006. Increases from three percent to 27 percent during 2005 the applicable percentage of the fee schedule amount that shall be paid to a physician from the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund. Reduces this applicable percentage during 2006 to 22 percent. (Current law reduces the 32 percent transitional payment for practice expenses in 2004 to 3 percent in 2005 and 0 percent in 2006.)

What's happening now October 8, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4 Republican 2
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Oct 8, 2004
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Oct 5, 2004
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Oct 4, 2004
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Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Sep 30, 2004
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Sep 30, 2004
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Sep 28, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5144: Cancer Care Preservation Act of 2004. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-5144/
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