US HB5534 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 81-33)
Status: Introduced on December 23 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-12-24 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 570.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on December 23 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-12-24 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 570.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Indefinitely extends Medicare coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients for individuals who do not have other coverage. Under current law, Medicare coverage is limited to 36 months following a transplant.
Title
Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2020
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-24 | House | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 570. |
| 2020-12-24 | House | Committee on Ways and Means discharged. |
| 2020-12-24 | House | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-687, Part I. |
| 2020-07-15 | House | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. |
| 2020-07-15 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. |
| 2020-03-11 | House | Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote . |
| 2020-03-11 | House | Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. |
| 2020-01-08 | House | Subcommittee Hearings Held. |
| 2019-12-24 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2019-12-23 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 2019-12-23 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 2019-12-23 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Drug therapy
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Hospital care
Immunology and vaccination
Medicare
Organ and tissue donation and transplantation
Drug therapy
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Hospital care
Immunology and vaccination
Medicare
Organ and tissue donation and transplantation
