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HR 588 108th Congress House Health Immunosuppressive drugs Medicare Social Welfare Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.

Medicare Fairness for Organ Transplant Recipients Act of 2003

Introduced: February 5, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Feb 14, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Feb 12, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 5, 2003
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Feb 5, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Medicare Fairness for Organ Transplant Recipients Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare program of immunosuppressive drugs for Medicare beneficiaries who receive an organ transplant without regard to whether Medicare paid for the transplant (or when the transplant was received).
What's happening now February 14, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 4, 2004
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 588: Medicare Fairness for Organ Transplant Recipients Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-588/
MLA
"H.R. 588: Medicare Fairness for Organ Transplant Recipients Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-588/.
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H.R. 588, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-588/.
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[H.R. 588: Medicare Fairness for Organ Transplant Recipients Act of 2003](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-588/)
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