Bill > S3353

Introduced Session

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for extended months of Medicare coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients, and for other purposes. This bill 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. Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must report on the bill's implementation, including any related program integrity issues.

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Bill Cassidy (R)*,  John Boozman (R),  Mike Braun (R),  Sherrod Brown (D),  Shelley Moore Capito (R),  Ben Cardin (D),  John Cornyn (R),  Tom Cotton (R),  Steve Daines (R),  Dick Durbin (D),  Michael Enzi (R),  Joni Ernst (R),  Kirsten Gillibrand (D),  James Inhofe (R),  James Lankford (R),  David Perdue (R),  Marco Rubio (R),  Rick Scott (R),  Jeanne Shaheen (D),  Kyrsten Sinema (I),  Tina Smith (D),  Jon Tester (D),  Pat Toomey (R),  Chris Van Hollen (D),  Sheldon Whitehouse (D),  Todd Young (R), 

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (on 02/27/2020)

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