HR 1624 · 107th Congress · Health

Access to Cancer Therapies Act of 2001

Introduced 2001-04-26· Sponsored by Rep. Pryce, Deborah [R-OH-15]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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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.(2001-05-08)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Access to Cancer Therapies Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to extend Medicare coverage to all oral drugs prescribed for use as an anticancer agent for a medically accepted indication.…

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Cosponsors (20)

12 Democrats7 Republicans1 Independent
Rep. Hobson, David L. [R-OH-7]OH
Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16]FL
Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-22]CA
Rep. Blunt, Roy [R-MO-7]MO
Rep. Hall, Tony P. [D-OH-3]OH
Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9]NC
Rep. Snyder, Vic [D-AR-2]AR
Rep. Ehrlich, Robert L., Jr. [R-MD-2]MD
Rep. Bentsen, Ken [D-TX-25]TX
Rep. Watkins, Wes [R-OK-3]OK
Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [I-VA-5]VA
Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-1]CA
Rep. Strickland, Ted [D-OH-6]OH
Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2]NJ
Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4]MA
Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24]TX
Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29]TX
Rep. Baldacci, John Elias [D-ME-2]ME
Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]MN
Rep. Berry, Marion [D-AR-1]AR