3.0.0 178 2023-01-15T21:34:10Z 2023-01-15T21:34:10Z Senate S S 2003-01-16 108 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-01-16T17:31:35Z Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Transplant Patients Act of 2003 108 2223 HR 2003-06-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. Identical bill CRS 2003-01-16 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1071-1072) IntroReferral 2003-01-16 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1071) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-01-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. N D000294 Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] MICHAEL DEWINE R OH 2003-01-16 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2004-06-18 False Health Coinsurance Employee health benefits Finance and Financial Sector Health insurance Hospital care Immunosuppressive drugs Insurance premiums Kidney diseases Labor and Employment Medicare Social Welfare Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. Health 00 2003-01-16 Introduced in Senate 2006-11-28T17:35:40Z 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 or other organ transplant for which payment is made under Medicare; and (2) extend Medicare secondary payer requirements for end stage renal disease beneficiaries.

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.]]>

Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Transplant Patients Act of 2003 Display Title Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Transplant Patients Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide adequate coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries under the medicare program that have received an organ transplant. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Transplant Patients Act of 2003 Introduced in Senate 2003-01-16T05:00:00Z 2003-01-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1071-1072) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.