Supporting quality of life for prostate cancer patients.
Latest action · Apr 12, 2018 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
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- IntroducedApr 10, 2018
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Urges protection of Medicare or veterans' benefits for medical device treatments for male incontinence and impotence that result from treatment for prostate cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, Parkinson's disease, or multiple sclerosis. Expresses that coverage decisions should be based on data and made after careful review by medical experts.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 10, 2018 to May 22, 2018, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Apr 10, 2018 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Apr 16, 2018 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | May 22, 2018 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 12, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Apr 10, 2018Introduced in House
- Apr 10, 2018Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
- Apr 10, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subjects
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 10, 2018Introduced in House
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