Medicare Cancer Clinical Trial Coverage Act of 1997
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (May 15, 1997)
Medicare Cancer Clinical Trial Coverage Act of 1997 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a demonstration project which provides for payment under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act of routine patient care costs for Medicare beneficiaries with cancer who are enrolled in an approved clinical trial program, while still applying the beneficiary cost sharing provisions of such program to project participants.
Directs the Secretary to study and report to the Congress on the impact on Medicare of covering such costs as well as the cost of extending routine patient care coverage to Medicare beneficiaries with a diagnosis other than cancer.
What just happenedMay 21, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMay 15, 1997
- May 21, 1997CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Health and Environment Subcommittee - May 20, 1997CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - May 15, 1997IntroReferralH11100
Referred to House Commerce
Energy and Commerce Committee - May 15, 1997IntroReferralH11100-A
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.
- May 15, 1997IntroReferralH11100
Referred to House Ways and Means
Ways and Means Committee - May 15, 1997IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- May 15, 1997IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House