Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Coverage Act of 2009
Latest action · Jan 15, 2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S613-614)
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.
- IntroducedJan 15, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Coverage Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of home infusion therapy and home infusion drugs.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to implement the Medicare home infusion therapy benefit in a manner that ensures that: (1) Medicare beneficiaries have timely and appropriate access to infusion therapy in their homes; and (2) there is rapid and seamless coordination between drug coverage under Medicare part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) and home infusion therapy services coverage under Medicare part B (Supplemental Security Income).
Cosponsors 31
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 15, 2009 to Nov 30, 2009; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Original | Jan 15, 2009 |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Original | Jan 15, 2009 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Feb 24, 2009 | |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Feb 24, 2009 | |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Inouye | Mar 2, 2009 | |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Mar 16, 2009 | |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Mar 16, 2009 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Mar 23, 2009 | |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Mar 30, 2009 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | May 14, 2009 | |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | May 14, 2009 | |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Jun 9, 2009 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Jun 9, 2009 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Jun 15, 2009 | |
| D-MA | Edward M. Kennedy | Jun 23, 2009 | |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Jun 23, 2009 | |
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Jul 6, 2009 | |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Jul 6, 2009 | |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Jul 9, 2009 | |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Jul 9, 2009 | |
| D-IN | Evan Bayh | Jul 21, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Jul 28, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Roland Burris | Jul 30, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Aug 6, 2009 | |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Sep 17, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Arlen Specter | Sep 29, 2009 | |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | Oct 1, 2009 | |
| R-NE | Mike Johanns | Oct 5, 2009 | |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Oct 19, 2009 | |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Nov 16, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Nov 30, 2009 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Jan 15, 2009 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 15, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Jan 15, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S613-614)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S612Text printed S613 | Olympia J. Snowe R-ME (text) | Jan 15, 2009 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 574 | Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Coverage Act of 2009 | Identical bill | Jan 16, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coverage of home infusion therapy under the Medicare Program.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Coverage Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 15, 2009Introduced in Senate
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