[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2600 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2600

 To provide for coverage of certain anti-cancer drug treatments under 
                               Medicare.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 8, 1995

Mr. Obey (for himself, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Farr, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Kildee, 
  Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Levin, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Waxman, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. 
 Williams, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Bonior, 
 Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Waters, and Mrs. Clayton) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
  Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a 
 period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for coverage of certain anti-cancer drug treatments under 
                               Medicare.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

                           TITLE I--MEDICARE

SECTION 101. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF CERTAIN ANTI-CANCER DRUG TREATMENTS.

    (a) Coverage of Certain Self-administered Anticancer Drugs.--
Section 1861 (s)(2)(Q) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395x(s)(2)(Q)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(Q) and inserting ``(Q)(i)''; and
            (2) by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting ``, 
        and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(ii) an oral drug (which is approved by the Federal Food 
        and Drug Administration) prescribed for us as an anticancer 
        nonsteroidal antiestrogen or nonsteroidal antiandrogen agent 
        for a given indication;''.
    (b) Uniform Coverage of Anticancer Drugs in all Settings.--Section 
1861(t)(2)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(t)(2)(A)) is amended by 
adding ``(including a nonsteroidal antiestrogen or nonsteroidal 
antiandrogen regimen)'' after ``regimen''.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1834(j)(5)(F)(iv) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1395m(j)(5)(F)(iv)) is amended by striking ``prescribed for 
use'' and all that follows through ``1861(s)(2)(Q))'' and inserting 
``described in Section 1861(s)(2)(Q)''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to drugs furnished on or after the date of the enactment of the 
Act.
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