HR 2366 · 111th Congress · Health

Cancer Drug Coverage Parity Act of 2009

Introduced 2009-05-12· Sponsored by Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-27]· House

Bill Progress

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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.(2009-06-11)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Cancer Drug Coverage Parity Act of 2009 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require a group health plan providing benefits for intravenously administered or injected cancer medications to provide no less favorable coverage for prescribed, orally administered anticancer medication used to kill or slow the growth of cancerous cells. Applies such requirement to individual health insurance coverage.…

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Cosponsors (5)

4 Democrats1 Republican