S 104 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Equity in Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Coverage Act of 2001

Introduced Jan 22, 2001 Originated Senate Sponsor Olympia J. Snowe R-ME

Fact sheet

Latest action · Sep 10, 2001 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 107-391.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJan 22, 2001
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Equity in Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Coverage Act of 2001 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to prohibit a group health plan, and a health insurance issuer providing group coverage, from: (1) excluding or restricting benefits for prescription contraceptive drugs, devices, and outpatient services if the plan provides benefits for other outpatient prescription drugs, devices, or outpatient services; (2) denying eligibility based on use or potential use of such items or services; (3) providing monetary payments or rebates to a covered individual to encourage acceptance of less than the minimum protections available; (4) penalizing, reducing, or limiting a professional's reimbursement because the professional prescribed such drugs or devices or provided such services; or (5) providing incentives to a professional to induce the professional to withhold drugs, devices, or services. Amends the Public Health Service Act to apply those prohibitions to coverage offered in the individual market.

Cosponsors 43

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 22, 2001 to Apr 26, 2002, with 20 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-PAArlen SpecterOriginalJan 22, 2001
D-MDBarbara A. MikulskiOriginalJan 22, 2001
D-CABarbara BoxerOriginalJan 22, 2001
D-NYCharles E. SchumerOriginalJan 22, 2001
D-HIDaniel K. AkakaOriginalJan 22, 2001
D-HIDaniel K. InouyeOriginalJan 22, 2001
D-NVHarry ReidOriginalJan 22, 2001
D-NYHillary Rodham ClintonOriginalJan 22, 2001
I-VTJames M. JeffordsOriginalJan 22, 2001
D-MAJohn F. KerryOriginalJan 22, 2001
R-VAJohn WarnerOriginalJan 22, 2001
D-NJJon S. CorzineOriginalJan 22, 2001
D-VTPatrick J. LeahyOriginalJan 22, 2001
D-WAPatty MurrayOriginalJan 22, 2001
D-MNPaul D. WellstoneOriginalJan 22, 2001
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Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 10, 2001Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 107-391.
  2. Jan 22, 2001Introduced in Senate
  3. Jan 22, 2001Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  4. Jan 22, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S376-378)

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 1111Equity in Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Coverage Act of 2001Related billMay 30, 2001

Subjects

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