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<item congress="114" measure-type="hr" measure-number="6139" measure-id="id114hr6139" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2016-09-22" update-date="2017-05-03">
<title>Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2016</title>
<summary summary-id="id114hr6139v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2017-05-03">
<action-date>2016-09-22</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><strong>Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2016</strong></p> <p>This bill amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) and XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to indefinitely extend Medicare coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients. Under current law, such coverage is limited to 36 months following a transplant.</p>]]></summary-text>
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<dc:contributor>Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress</dc:contributor>
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