3.0.0 3206 2019-11-15T21:57:53Z 2019-11-15T21:57:53Z Senate S S 2008-06-26 110 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-06-26T19:35:56Z Quit Smoking for Life Act of 2008 110 6393 HR 2008-07-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2008-06-26 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6291-6292) IntroReferral 2008-06-26 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6290-6291) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-06-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. N L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2008-06-26 True K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2008-06-26 True Health Block grants Drug abuse Drug therapy Economics and Public Finance Government Operations and Politics Health counseling Maternal health services Medicaid Medicare Smoking Social Welfare Women Health 00 2008-06-26 Introduced in Senate 2008-07-10T21:32:44Z Medicare, Medicaid, and MCH Tobacco Cessation Promotion Act of 2008- Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of: (1) counseling for cessation of tobacco use; and (2) tobacco cessation pharmacotherapy.

Provides for similar benefits under SSA titles V (Maternal and Child Health Services) and XIX (Medicaid).

]]> Medicare, Medicaid, and MCH Tobacco Cessation Promotion Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Medicare, Medicaid, and MCH Tobacco Cessation Promotion Act of 2008 Display Title Medicare, Medicaid, and MCH Tobacco Cessation Promotion Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend titles V, XVIII, and XIX of the Social Security Act to promote cessation of tobacco use under the Medicare program, the Medicaid program, and the maternal and child health services block grant program. Introduced in Senate 2008-06-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3206is/xml/BILLS-110s3206is.xml 2008-06-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6291-6292) 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.