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Equity in Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Coverage Act of 2003

Introduced: July 11, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Jul 11, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jul 11, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9416)
Jul 11, 2003
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Equity in Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Coverage Act of 2003 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to prohibit a group health plan, and a health insurance issuer providing group coverage, from: (1) excluding or restricting benefits for prescription contraceptive drugs, devices, and outpatient services if the plan provides benefits for other outpatient prescription drugs, devices, or outpatient services; (2) denying eligibility based on use or potential use of such items or services; (3) providing monetary payments or rebates to a covered individual to encourage acceptance of less than the minimum protections available; (4) penalizing, reducing, or limiting a professional's reimbursement because the professional prescribed such drugs or devices or provided such services; or (5) providing incentives to a professional to induce the professional to withhold drugs, devices, or services. Amends the Public Health Service Act to apply those prohibitions to coverage offered in the individual market.

What's happening now July 11, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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