S 1037
108th Congress
Senate
Health
Cancer
Chemotherapy
Drug therapy
Medicare
Social Welfare
Access to Cancer Therapies Act of 2003
Introduced: May 9, 2003
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 9, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 9, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6000-6001)
May 9, 2003
Introduced in Senate
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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