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S 2320 110th Congress Senate Health Coinsurance Employee health benefits Finance and Financial Sector Immunosuppressive drugs Insurance premiums Kidney diseases Labor and Employment Medical economics Medicare Old age, survivors and disability insurance Prescription pricing Social Welfare Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.

Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2007

Introduced: November 7, 2007 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Nov 7, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S14067)
Nov 7, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14066-14067)
Nov 7, 2007
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Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2007 - Amends SSA title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) to: (1) continue entitlement to prescription drugs used in immunosuppressive therapy furnished to an individual who receives a kidney transplant for which payment is made under Medicare; and (2) extend Medicare secondary payer requirements for end stage renal disease (ESRD) beneficiaries.

Amends title XVIII (Medicare ) of SSA to apply special rules to kidney transplant recipients receiving additional coverage for immunosuppressive drugs. Deems such individual to be enrolled under Medicare part B. Makes him or her responsible for the full amount of the applicable premiums. Applies deductible and coinsurance requirements to the provision of such drugs.

Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code to set forth requirements for group health plans to provide coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients.

What's happening now November 7, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S14067)

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2320: Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2320/
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"S. 2320: Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2320/.
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S. 2320, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2320/.
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