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S 1203 112th Congress Senate Health Drug therapy Home and outpatient care Medicare

Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Coverage Act of 2011

Introduced: June 15, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Jun 15, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 15, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3831-3832)
Jun 15, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Coverage Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to authorize Medicare coverage of home infusion therapy and home infusion drugs.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to implement the Medicare home infusion therapy benefit in a manner that ensures that: (1) Medicare beneficiaries have timely and appropriate access to infusion therapy in their homes, and (2) there is rapid and seamless coordination between drug coverage under Medicare part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) and home infusion therapy services coverage under Medicare part B (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI).

What's happening now June 15, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2195 Related bill Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Coverage Act of 2011
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Oct 18, 2011
 D
Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Jul 29, 2011
 D
Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jun 15, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1203: Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Coverage Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1203/
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"S. 1203: Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Coverage Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1203/.
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S. 1203, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1203/.
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