Access to Innovation for Medicare Patients Act of 2001

Summary

Access to Innovation for Medicare Patients Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000, to provide for Medicare coverage of self-injected biologicals approved by the Food and Drug Administration that are prescribed as a complete replacement for a drug or a biological that otherwise cannot be self-administered.

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Timeline

1. 15 March 2001

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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2. 15 March 2001

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2409)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 15 March 2001

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 15 March 2001 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Patty Murray · D · Sponsor
• Susan Collins · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
• Maria Cantwell · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Cochran, Thad [R-MS-4] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Chafee, Lincoln [R-RI] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. DeWine, Mike [R-OH-7] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ-9] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] · D · Cosponsor
• John Reed · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK] · R · Cosponsor
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