Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2007
Latest action · Sep 19, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedAug 1, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2007 - Amends SSA title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) to: (1) continue entitlement to prescription drugs used in immunosuppressive therapy furnished to an individual who receives a kidney transplant for which payment is made under Medicare; and (2) extend Medicare secondary payer requirements for end stage renal disease (ESRD) beneficiaries.
Amends title XVIII (Medicare ) of SSA to apply special rules to kidney transplant recipients receiving additional coverage for immunosuppressive drugs. Deems such individual to be enrolled under Medicare part B. Makes him or her responsible for the full amount of the applicable premiums. Applies deductible and coinsurance requirements to the provision of such drugs.
Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code to set forth requirements for group health plans to provide coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients.
Cosponsors 72
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 1, 2007 to Sep 29, 2008; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IL | Jerry Weller | Original | Aug 1, 2007 |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Original | Aug 1, 2007 |
| D-GA | John Barrow | Original | Aug 1, 2007 |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Original | Aug 1, 2007 |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Original | Aug 1, 2007 |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Original | Aug 1, 2007 |
| R-IA | Tom Latham | Original | Aug 1, 2007 |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Original | Aug 1, 2007 |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Sep 6, 2007 | |
| R-TN | Zach Wamp | Sep 6, 2007 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Sep 10, 2007 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Sep 10, 2007 | |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Sep 14, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Sep 14, 2007 | |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | Sep 14, 2007 | |
| R-LA | Bobby Jindal | Sep 18, 2007 | |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Sep 18, 2007 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Sep 18, 2007 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Sep 18, 2007 | |
| D-SC | John M. Spratt, Jr. | Sep 19, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Sep 19, 2007 | |
| D-GA | Jim Marshall | Sep 20, 2007 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Sep 20, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Sep 24, 2007 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Sep 25, 2007 | |
| R-NY | John M. McHugh | Sep 25, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Oct 2, 2007 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Oct 10, 2007 | |
| R-SC | Henry E. Brown, Jr. | Oct 10, 2007 | |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Oct 10, 2007 | |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Oct 15, 2007 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Oct 15, 2007 | |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Oct 15, 2007 | |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Oct 15, 2007 | |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Oct 17, 2007 | |
| R-KY | Ron Lewis | Oct 17, 2007 | |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Nov 5, 2007 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Nov 15, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Ron Klein | Nov 15, 2007 | |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | Dec 5, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Dec 5, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Dec 5, 2007 | |
| R-NY | John R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr. | Dec 10, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Dec 10, 2007 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Dec 13, 2007 | |
| R-MI | Candice S. Miller | Dec 17, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Jan 16, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Jan 28, 2008 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Jan 28, 2008 | |
| R-FL | C. W. Bill Young | Feb 13, 2008 | |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Feb 13, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Mar 5, 2008 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Mar 5, 2008 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Mar 10, 2008 | |
| D-OH | Zachary T. Space | Mar 10, 2008 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Mar 31, 2008 | |
| R-MI | Peter Hoekstra | Mar 31, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Apr 1, 2008 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Apr 8, 2008 | |
| R-NV | Jon C. Porter | Apr 14, 2008 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Apr 16, 2008 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Apr 29, 2008 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | May 1, 2008 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | May 6, 2008 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | May 14, 2008 | |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | Jun 18, 2008 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jun 20, 2008 | |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Jul 24, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Jul 30, 2008 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Sep 26, 2008 | |
| R-MO | Kenny C. Hulshof | Sep 29, 2008 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Aug 1, 2007 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Aug 8, 2007 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Aug 1, 2007 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Aug 1, 2007 | |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Aug 1, 2007 |
| Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee | Referred Sep 19, 2007 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 19, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
- Aug 8, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Aug 1, 2007Introduced in House
- Aug 1, 2007Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, 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.
- Aug 1, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 110-158 | CURRENT NATIONAL PARKS BILLS79 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Jul 12, 2007 |
| Serial No. 110-24 | H.R. 1229, THE NONMARKET ECONOMY TRADE REMEDY ACT OF 200780 pages | Ways and Means Committee | Mar 15, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2320 | Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2007 | Identical bill | Nov 7, 2007 |
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 provide continued entitlement to coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries under the Medicare Program that have received a kidney transplant and whose entitlement to coverage would otherwise expire, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Coinsurance
- Employee health benefits
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Health
- Immunosuppressive drugs
- Insurance premiums
- Kidney diseases
- Labor and Employment
- Medical economics
- Medicare
- Old age, survivors and disability insurance
- Prescription pricing
- Social Welfare
- Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 1, 2007Introduced in House
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