HR 2892 · 106th Congress · Health

Access to Innovation for Medicare Patients Act of 1999

Introduced 1999-09-21· Sponsored by Rep. Dunn, Jennifer [R-WA-8]· House

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.(1999-10-08)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Access to Innovation for Medicare Patients Act of 1999 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of self-injected biologicals approved by the Food and Drug Administration that are prescribed for use in the treatment of the same disease or medical condition in lieu of a drug or biological which cannot be self-administered.…

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Cosponsors (20)

12 Democrats8 Republicans
Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1]WA
Rep. Metcalf, Jack [R-WA-2]WA
Rep. Baird, Brian [D-WA-3]WA
Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4]WA
Rep. Nethercutt, George R., Jr. [R-WA-5]WA
Rep. Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6]WA
Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7]WA
Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]WA
Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6]LA
Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8]MD
Rep. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI-8]MI
Rep. Kelly, Sue W. [R-NY-19]NY
Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-14]CA
Rep. Weldon, Curt [R-PA-7]PA
Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18]NY
Rep. Barcia, James A. [D-MI-5]MI
Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14]NY
Rep. Pomeroy, Earl [D-ND-At Large]ND
Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4]MD
Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11]NJ