S. 2587

Ensuring Quality and Access to Cancer Care Act of 2004

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[S. 2587 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

2d Session
S. 2587

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to adjust the amount of
payment under the physician fee schedule for drug administration
services furnished to medicare beneficiaries.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 24, 2004

Ms. Stabenow (for herself and Mrs. Hutchison) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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A BILL

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to adjust the amount of
payment under the physician fee schedule for drug administration
services furnished to medicare beneficiaries.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring Quality and Access to
Cancer Care Act of 2004''.

SEC. 2. TRANSITIONAL ADJUSTMENT TO PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE FOR DRUG
ADMINISTRATION SERVICES FURNISHED TO MEDICARE
BENEFICIARIES.

(a) In General.--Section 303(a)(4)(B)(ii) of the Medicare
Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (Public
Law 108-173; 117 Stat. 2237) is amended by striking ``3 percent'' and
inserting ``32 percent''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take
effect as if included in the enactment of section 303(a)(4) of the
Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003
(Public Law 108-173; 117 Stat. 2237).
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