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S 2730 108th Congress Senate

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

Official title: A bill to amend title V, XVIII, and XIX of the Social Security Act to promote cessation of tobacco use under the medicare program, the medicaid program, and th… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title V, XVIII, and XIX of the Social Security Act to promote cessation of tobacco use under the medicare program, the medicaid program, and the maternal and child health services block grant program.

Introduced: July 22, 2004 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Jul 22, 2004
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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 Latest action July 22, 2004

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 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).

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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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