HR 5450 · 107th Congress · Health

Beneficiary Access to Care Act of 2002

Introduced 2002-09-24· Sponsored by Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-22]· House

Bill Progress

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.(2002-10-08)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Beneficiary Access to Care Act of 2002 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department (OPD) services and: (1) duration of the period for which transitional, pass-through payments are made for drugs and biologicals; (2) ambulatory payment classifications for drugs and biologicals after the period of transitional pass-through payments; and (3) elimination of the limit on reductions for transitional, pass-through payments for drugs and biologicals. Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on pharmacy services used to provide cancer drug therapies in hospital outpatient departments.…

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Cosponsors (1)

1 Republican