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Medicare, Medicaid, and MCH Tobacco Cessation Promotion Act of 2004

Introduced: July 22, 2004 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jul 22, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8709)
Jul 22, 2004
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare, Medicaid, and MCH Tobacco Cessation Promotion Act of 2004 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of: (1) counseling for cessation of tobacco use; and (2) tobacco cessation pharmacotherapy.

Provides for similar benefits under SSA titles V (Maternal and Child Health Services) and XIX (Medicaid).

What's happening now July 22, 2004

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2730: Medicare, Medicaid, and MCH Tobacco Cessation Promotion Act of 2004. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-2730/
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"S. 2730: Medicare, Medicaid, and MCH Tobacco Cessation Promotion Act of 2004." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-2730/.
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