Cancer Care Preservation Act of 2004
Latest action · Oct 8, 2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedSep 23, 2004
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Cancer Care Preservation Act of 2004 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, to allow the average sales price system to go into effect but also to ensure that Medicare payments for cancer drugs do not go below 95 percent of 2004 levels in 2005, and 95 percent of 2005 levels in 2006.
Amends the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 with respect to the transitional adjustment in practice expense relative value units in the physician fee schedule for drug administration services. Extends application of the transition adjustment through December 31, 2006. Increases from three percent to 27 percent during 2005 the applicable percentage of the fee schedule amount that shall be paid to a physician from the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund. Reduces this applicable percentage during 2006 to 22 percent. (Current law reduces the 32 percent transitional payment for practice expenses in 2004 to 3 percent in 2005 and 0 percent in 2006.)
Cosponsors 43
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 23, 2004 to Dec 7, 2004; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Original | Sep 23, 2004 |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Original | Sep 23, 2004 |
| R-FL | Dave Weldon | Original | Sep 23, 2004 |
| R-NY | James T. Walsh | Original | Sep 23, 2004 |
| D-PA | Joseph M. Hoeffel | Original | Sep 23, 2004 |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Original | Sep 23, 2004 |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Original | Sep 23, 2004 |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Original | Sep 23, 2004 |
| D-TX | Martin Frost | Original | Sep 23, 2004 |
| R-GA | Max Burns | Original | Sep 23, 2004 |
| D-TX | Max Sandlin | Original | Sep 23, 2004 |
| R-TX | Ralph M. Hall | Original | Sep 23, 2004 |
| D-GA | Denise L. Majette | Sep 28, 2004 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Sep 28, 2004 | |
| R-AL | Spencer Bachus | Sep 28, 2004 | |
| D-OH | Ted Strickland | Sep 28, 2004 | |
| D-TN | Harold E. Ford Jr. | Sep 29, 2004 | |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Sep 29, 2004 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Sep 30, 2004 | |
| D-GA | Jim Marshall | Sep 30, 2004 | |
| R-AL | Jo Bonner | Sep 30, 2004 | |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | Sep 30, 2004 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Oct 4, 2004 | |
| R-OH | Patrick J. Tiberi | Oct 4, 2004 | |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Oct 4, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Oct 4, 2004 | |
| D-OK | Brad Carson | Oct 5, 2004 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Oct 5, 2004 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Oct 5, 2004 | |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | Oct 5, 2004 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Oct 7, 2004 | |
| R-GA | Phil Gingrey | Oct 7, 2004 | |
| D-AL | Artur Davis | Oct 8, 2004 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Oct 8, 2004 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Oct 8, 2004 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Nov 16, 2004 | |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Nov 16, 2004 | |
| R-NJ | Jim Saxton | Nov 16, 2004 | |
| R-CT | Rob Simmons | Nov 16, 2004 | |
| D-AL | Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. | Nov 16, 2004 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Nov 16, 2004 | |
| R-VA | Tom Davis | Nov 19, 2004 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Dec 7, 2004 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Sep 23, 2004 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Oct 8, 2004 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Sep 23, 2004 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Oct 8, 2004 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 8, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Sep 23, 2004Introduced in House
- Sep 23, 2004Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve access to cancer care under the Medicare Program.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Cancer Care Preservation Act of 2004
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 23, 2004Introduced in House
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