3.0.0 3068 2020-02-10T17:02:03Z 2020-02-10T17:02:03Z Senate S S 2008-05-22 110 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-05-22T20:52:35Z 110 2412 HR 2007-07-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 2008-05-22 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2008-05-22 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4803-4804) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-05-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. N R000146 Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] HARRY REID D NV M. 2008-05-22 True C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2008-05-22 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2008-05-22 True W000154 Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] JOHN WARNER R VA WILLIAM 2008-05-22 True K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2008-05-22 True B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2008-05-22 True D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2008-05-22 True L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2008-05-22 True L000035 Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] BLANCHE LINCOLN D AR LAMBERT 2008-05-22 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2008-05-22 True M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2008-06-05 False T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2008-07-17 False C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2008-07-25 False Health Ambulatory care Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Coinsurance Commerce Consumer education Contraceptives Discrimination in insurance Discrimination in medical care Drugs Employee health benefits Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Health insurance Insurance companies Labor and Employment Medical economics Physical examinations Rebates Standards Women Women's health Health

00 2008-05-22 Introduced in Senate 2008-07-18T18:26:31Z Equity in Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Coverage Act of 2007 [sic] - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Public Health Service Act to prohibit a group health plan, and a health insurance issuer providing group coverage, from: (1) excluding or restricting benefits for prescription contraceptive drugs, devices, and outpatient services if the plan provides benefits for other outpatient prescription drugs, devices, or outpatient services; (2) denying eligibility based on use or potential use of such items or services; (3) providing monetary payments or rebates to a covered individual to encourage acceptance of less than the minimum protections available; (4) penalizing, reducing, or limiting a professional's reimbursement because the professional prescribed such drugs or devices or provided such services; or (5) providing incentives to a professional to induce the professional to withhold such drugs, devices, or services. Applies such prohibitions to coverage offered in the individual market.

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