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S.554: Access to Innovation for Medicare Patients Act of 2001
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 107th Congress
- This bill is primarily about health
- Introduced March 15, 2001
- Latest Major Action March 15, 2001
- See the two similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
19 (13 Democrats, 7 Republicans)
Bill Summary
Access to Innovation for Medicare Patients Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000, to provide for Medicare coverage of self-injected biologicals approved by the Food and Drug Administration that are prescribed as a complete replacement for a drug or a biological that otherwise cannot be self-administered.
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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March 15, 2001 |
Introduced in the Senate by Patty Murray (D-Wash.) |