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H.R. 1787 (103rd)

Medicare Cancer Coverage Improvement Act of 1993

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Introduced

21 April 1993

Last action

12 May 1993 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

Sponsors

Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12], Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8], Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

3 June 2026

Healthcare

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Summary

Medicare Cancer Coverage Improvement Act of 1993 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover: (1) any use of a drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration in an anticancer chemotherapeutic regimen if such use has been published in select peer-review medical literature or included in one or more of three specified medical compendia; and (2) an oral form of a drug prescribed for anticancer use for a given indication if the drug contains the same active ingredients and indication as a drug that would be covered if administered as incident to a physician's service if the drug could not be self-administered. Requires a study and report to specified congressional committees by the Secretary of Health and Human Services on Medicare coverage of patient care costs associated with clinical trials of new cancer therapies.

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Timeline

  1. 21 April 1993

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 21 April 1993

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E992-994)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 21 April 1993

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 21 April 1993

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 30 April 1993

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

  6. 12 May 1993

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

    Source: Committee

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  • Introduced in House (text)

    Introduced in House · EN · 21 April 1993

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    Introduced in House · EN · 21 April 1993

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