Medicare Cancer Clinical Trial Coverage Act of 1996

Summary

Medicare Cancer Clinical Trial Coverage Act of 1996 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a demonstration project which provides for payment under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act of routine patient care costs for Medicare beneficiaries with cancer who are enrolled in an approved clinical trial program, while still applying the beneficiary cost sharing provisions of such program to project participants. Directs the Secretary to study and report to the Congress on the impact on Medicare of covering such routine patient care costs if coverage were extended to Medicare beneficiaries with a diagnosis other than cancer.

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Timeline

1. 17 July 1996

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8013-8014)

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 17 July 1996

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 17 July 1996

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 17 July 1996 · Official file

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Mack, Connie, III [R-FL] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Lott, Trent [R-MS-5] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Exon, J. James [D-NE] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Cochran, Thad [R-MS-4] · R · Cosponsor
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