Access to Cancer Therapies Act of 2003

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Introduced

9 May 2003

Last action

9 May 2003 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Sponsors

Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME], Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV], Sen. Warner, John [R-VA], Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE], Sen. Allen, George [R-VA], Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA], Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR], Sen. Fitzgerald, Peter [R-IL], Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND], Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ], Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Chafee, Lincoln [R-RI], Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR], Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA], Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE], Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS], Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN], Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS], Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY], Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL], Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT], Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD], Sen. Talent, Jim [R-MO], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

18 August 2025

Healthcare

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Summary

Access to Cancer Therapies Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to extend Medicare coverage to all oral drugs prescribed for use as an anticancer agent for a medically accepted indication.

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Timeline

9 May 2003
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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9 May 2003
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6000-6001)
Source: IntroReferral
9 May 2003
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/1037
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/1037
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