Medicare Clinical Trial Coverage Act of 1998
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Feb 26, 1998)
Medicare Clinical Trial Coverage Act of 1998 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) provide for Medicare reimbursement of routine patient care costs for individuals participating in federally approved clinical trials; and (2) ensure coverage of such costs under Medicare+Choice plans.
Requires the Secretaries of Health and Human Services and of Labor to report jointly to the Congress on the costs associated with requiring that group health plans and health insurance coverage do not deny payment of routine patient care costs for services furnished in connection with federally approved clinical trials.
What just happenedMar 3, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseFeb 26, 1998
- Mar 3, 1998CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Health and Environment Subcommittee - Mar 2, 1998CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Feb 26, 1998IntroReferralH11100
Referred to House Commerce
Energy and Commerce Committee - Feb 26, 1998IntroReferralH11100-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.
- Feb 26, 1998IntroReferralH11100
Referred to House Ways and Means
Ways and Means Committee - Feb 26, 1998IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H653-654)
- Feb 26, 1998IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Feb 26, 1998IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House