Congress 107 - HR 5106 - Alopecia Fairness Expansion Act of 2002

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Armed Forces and National Security Economics and Public Finance Families Federal aid to child health services Federal employees Finance and Financial Sector Government employees' health insurance Government Operations and Politics Hair Health Health insurance Indian medical care Labor and Employment Medicaid Medically uninsured Medicare Military medicine Minorities Poor children Prosthesis Social Welfare Veterans' medical care

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Alopecia Fairness Expansion Act of 2002 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare), title XIX (Medicaid), and title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act to include coverage of scalp hair prosthesis for individuals who have scalp hair loss as a result of alopecia areata.

Amends Federal civil service law with respect to the Federal Employee Health Benefit Plan, as well as Federal law relating to armed forces and veteran benefits, and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act with respect to Native Americans, to include coverage of scalp hair prosthesis for individuals who have scalp hair loss as a result of alopecia areata.

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Aug 9, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 29, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 11, 2002

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Government Reform, Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, and Resources, 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.
Jul 11, 2002

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1236)
Jul 11, 2002

Introduced in House

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