US Congress Senate Bill 254 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 15 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-01-15 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S613-614)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Coverage Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of home infusion therapy and home infusion drugs. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to implement the Medicare home infusion therapy benefit in a manner that ensures that: (1) Medicare beneficiaries have timely and appropriate access to infusion therapy in their homes; and (2) there is rapid and seamless coordination between drug coverage under Medicare part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) and home infusion therapy services coverage under Medicare part B (Supplemental Security Income).

Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Coverage Act of 2009

Sen. John Barrasso [R-WY]	Sen. Evan Bayh [D-IN]	Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]
Sen. Richard Burr [R-NC]	Sen. Roland Burris [D-IL]	Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]	Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]
Sen. Saxby Chambliss [R-GA]	Sen. Thad Cochran [R-MS]	Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]	Sen. Christopher Dodd [D-CT]
Sen. Tom Harkin [D-IA]	Sen. Daniel Inouye [D-HI]	Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA]	Sen. Mike Johanns [R-NE]
Sen. Tim Johnson [D-SD]	Sen. Edward Kennedy [D-MA]	Sen. John Kerry [D-MA]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]
Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I-CT]	Sen. Blanche Lincoln [D-AR]	Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]	Sen. James Risch [R-ID]
Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS]	Sen. Olympia Snowe [R-ME]	Sen. Arlen Specter [D-PA]	Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]
Sen. Mark Udall [D-CO]	Sen. David Vitter [R-LA]	Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]	Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-01-15		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S613-614)

HB574 (Same As) 2009-01-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/254/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s254/BILLS-111s254is.pdf