Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2015

Summary

Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2015 This bill requires any new presidential sequestration order for FY2016-FY2017 to declare that no reduction shall be made with respect to payments for physician-administered drugs and biologicals under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to the extent that such payments are made based on their average sales price. The Government Accountability Office must examine the shift of cancer care from physician-run community cancer clinics to hospitals and its consequences to costs to the federal government and to Medicare beneficiaries for cancer care under the Medicare program.

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Timeline

1. 18 March 2015

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 18 March 2015

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 18 March 2015

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 18 March 2015

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 19 March 2015

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

6. 20 March 2015

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 18 March 2015 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 18 March 2015

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 18 March 2015

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 18 March 2015

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Sponsors

• Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3] · D · Sponsor
• Vern Buchanan · R · Cosponsor
• Marsha Blackburn · R · Cosponsor
• RODNEY FRELINGHUYSEN · R · Cosponsor
• PATRICK TIBERI · R · Cosponsor
• · hsif00 · Standing
• · hswm00 · Standing
• · hsbu00 · Standing

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