Cancer Centers Assistance for Renovations and Expansion Act of 2010

Summary

Cancer Centers Assistance for Renovations and Expansion Act of 2010 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a program that provides loans to qualifying cancer centers for payment of the capital costs of projects for the improvement of research, prevention, or patient care infrastructure. Sets the maximum amount of such loans at: (1) $50 million for any cancer center or comprehensive cancer center designated by the National Cancer Institute; and (2) $100 million for any entity that is a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center and a cancer hospital meeting certain requirements for a subsection (d) hospital. (Generally, a subsection [d] hospital is an acute care hospital, particularly one that receives payments under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system [IPPS] when providing covered inpatient services to eligible beneficiaries.)

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Timeline

1. 26 July 2010

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

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2. 26 July 2010

   Introduced

   Referred to House Energy and Commerce

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 26 July 2010

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

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4. 26 July 2010

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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• Introduced in House · 26 July 2010 · Official file

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 26 July 2010

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 26 July 2010

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Sponsors

• Rep. Kilroy, Mary Jo [D-OH-15] · D · Sponsor
• TIM RYAN · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Meek, Kendrick B. [D-FL-17] · D · Sponsor
• CAROLYN MALONEY · D · Cosponsor
• MICHAEL CAPUANO · D · Cosponsor
• Brian Higgins · D · Cosponsor
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