S.Amdt. 1071
What it does: Adds SEC. __. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF ALL ANTINEOPLASTIC AND CERTAIN OTHER DRUGS at the end of title VI
Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV (D-WV)What it changes
1 change to S. 1 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. __. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF ALL ANTINEOPLASTIC AND CERTAIN OTHER DRUGS at the end of title VI
Adds a sectionIn S. 1 · Reported to Senate
Section 13031(j)(3) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(j)(3)) is amended by striking "September 30, 2003" and inserting "September 30, 2013". Amend the title so as to read: "A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a voluntary prescription drug benefit under the medicare program and to strengthen and improve the medicare program, and for other purposes.".
Inserted: SEC. __. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF ALL ANTINEOPLASTIC AND CERTAIN OTHER DRUGS.
Inserted: (a) In General.--Section 1861(s)(2)(Q) (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)(Q)) is amended by striking "prescribed for use as an anticancer chemotherapeutic agent" and all that follows and inserting "prescribed for use as--
Inserted: "(i) an antineoplastic agent for a medically accepted anticancer indication (as defined in subsection (t)(2)(B)), excluding (except as provided in subparagraph (T)) drugs for chemotherapy-induced nausea; or
Inserted: "(ii) an oral alternative to IV-administered medications, but only if the Secretary determines such coverage does not result, as estimated by the Secretary, in expenditures made under this title during any 5-year period that are greater than the expenditures that would have been made under this title during such period if such coverage was not provided.".
Inserted: (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1834(j)(5)(F)(iv) (42 U.S.C. 1395m(j)(5)(F)(iv)) is amended to read as follows:
Inserted: "(iv) oral drugs described in section 1861(s)(2)(Q); and".
Inserted: (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply only with respect to drugs furnished during the period that begins on or after the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and ends on January 1, 2006. After January 1, 2006, the Social Security Act shall be applied and administered as if the amendments made by this section had never been enacted.
Original wording
At the end of title VI, insert the following:
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As printed
SA 1071. Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself and Mr. Smith) sumitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make improvements in the medicare program, to provide prescription drug coverage under the medicare program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of title VI, insert the following:
SEC. __. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF ALL ANTINEOPLASTIC AND CERTAIN OTHER DRUGS.
(a) In General.--Section 1861(s)(2)(Q) (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)(Q)) is amended by striking “prescribed for use as an anticancer chemotherapeutic agent” and all that follows and inserting “prescribed for use as--
“(i) an antineoplastic agent for a medically accepted anticancer indication (as defined in subsection (t)(2)(B)), excluding (except as provided in subparagraph (T)) drugs for chemotherapy-induced nausea; or
“(ii) an oral alternative to IV-administered medications, but only if the Secretary determines such coverage does not result, as estimated by the Secretary, in expenditures made under this title during any 5-year period that are greater than the expenditures that would have been made under this title during such period if such coverage was not provided.”.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1834(j)(5)(F)(iv) (42 U.S.C. 1395m(j)(5)(F)(iv)) is amended to read as follows:
“(iv) oral drugs described in section 1861(s)(2)(Q); and”.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply only with respect to drugs furnished during the period that begins on or after the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and ends on January 1, 2006. After January 1, 2006, the Social Security Act shall be applied and administered as if the amendments made by this section had never been enacted.
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Senate amendment submitted
June 25, 2003