HR 8025 · 96th Congress · Health

A bill to limit medicare and medicaid payments for certain drugs.

Introduced 1980-08-26· Sponsored by Rep. Eckhardt, Bob [D-TX-8]· House

Bill Progress

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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.(1980-08-26)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends title XVIII (Medicare) and title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to prohibit Medicare and Medicaid payments for any new drug or drug similar to a new drug: (1) which has been provisionally approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services; (2) which may be dispensed only upon prescription; (3) for which the Secretary has issued a notice of a hearing on a proposed order to withdraw approval of such drug because the drug is not effective for all the uses prescribed in its labeling; and (4) for which the Secretary has found no compelling medical need. Continues such prohibition until the Secretary withdraws such proposed order.…

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1 Democrat