S 2644 · 106th Congress · Health

Access to Innovation for Medicare Patients Act of 2000

Introduced 2000-05-25· Sponsored by Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA]· Senate

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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.(2000-05-25)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Access to Innovation for Medicare Patients Act of 2000 - 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 as a complete replacement for a drug or a biological that otherwise cannot be self-administered.…

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Cosponsors (13)

7 Democrats6 Republicans
Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]WA
Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA]PA
Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD]MD
Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK]AK
Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS]MS
Sen. Chafee, Lincoln [R-RI]RI
Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH]OH
Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]CA
Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD]MD
Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]NY
Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT]MT
Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV]WV
Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA]PA