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S. 381 (105th)

Medicare Cancer Clinical Trial Coverage Act of 1997

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Introduced

27 February 1997

Last action

27 February 1997 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Sponsors

Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV], Sen. Mack, Connie, III [R-FL], Sen. Frist, William H. [R-TN], Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Abraham, Spencer [R-MI], Sen. Kerrey, J. Robert [D-NE], Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID], Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN], Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT], Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX], Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC], Sen. Faircloth, Lauch [R-NC], Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM], Sen. Gregg, Judd [R-NH], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD], Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND], Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL], Sen. Moseley-Braun, Carol [D-IL], Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR], Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR], Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD], Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA], Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

21 August 2025

Healthcare

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Summary

Medicare Cancer Clinical Trial Coverage Act of 1997 - 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 costs as well as the cost of extending routine patient care coverage to Medicare beneficiaries with a diagnosis other than cancer.

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Timeline

  1. 27 February 1997

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 27 February 1997

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1761-1762)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 27 February 1997

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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