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S. 1396 (108th)

Equity in Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Coverage Act of 2003

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Introduced

11 July 2003

Last action

11 July 2003 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Sponsors

Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME], Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR], Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ], Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE], Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Warner, John [R-VA], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Chafee, Lincoln [R-RI], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN], Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

18 August 2025

Healthcare

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Summary

Equity in Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Coverage Act of 2003 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to prohibit a group health plan, and a health insurance issuer providing group coverage, from: (1) excluding or restricting benefits for prescription contraceptive drugs, devices, and outpatient services if the plan provides benefits for other outpatient prescription drugs, devices, or outpatient services; (2) denying eligibility based on use or potential use of such items or services; (3) providing monetary payments or rebates to a covered individual to encourage acceptance of less than the minimum protections available; (4) penalizing, reducing, or limiting a professional's reimbursement because the professional prescribed such drugs or devices or provided such services; or (5) providing incentives to a professional to induce the professional to withhold drugs, devices, or services. Amends the Public Health Service Act to apply those prohibitions to coverage offered in the individual market.

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Timeline

  1. 11 July 2003

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 11 July 2003

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9416)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 11 July 2003

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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