United States · Bill · S
S. 733 (99th)
A bill to provide that Medicare and Medicaid payments for heart transplants shall not be denied solely on the basis that heart transplants are not reasonable and necessary.
Introduced
26 March 1985
Last action
28 March 1985 · Committee
Status
Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department, Health and Human Services Department.
Sponsors
Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT]
Subjects
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Source updated
3 January 2025
Summary
Prohibits denial of payments under titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act for heart transplants solely on the grounds that heart transplants are not reasonable and necessary.
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Timeline
26 March 1985
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Source: IntroReferral
26 March 1985
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
28 March 1985
Committee
Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department, Health and Human Services Department.
Source: Committee
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Documents
1 official file
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 26 March 1985
Sponsors
- Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] · D · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/99th-congress/senate-bill/733
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/99/s/733
- us · 99-s-733 · source updated 3 January 2025