Cancer Drug Parity Act of 2019
Latest action · Mar 12, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, 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.
- IntroducedMar 12, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Cancer Drug Parity Act of 2019
This bill requires health plans that cover anticancer medications administered by a health care provider to provide no less favorable cost sharing for patient-administered anticancer medications. This requirement applies to medications that are (1) approved by the Food and Drug Administration; (2) medically necessary for the cancer treatment; and (3) clinically appropriate in terms of type, frequency, extent site, and duration.
To comply with this requirement, health plans may not, with respect to anticancer medications (1) change or replace benefits to increase out-of-pocket costs, (2) reclassify benefits to increase costs, or (3) apply more restrictive limitations to orally administered medications than to intravenously administered or injected medications.Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 12, 2019 to Sep 30, 2020, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Mar 12, 2019 |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Original | Mar 12, 2019 |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Original | Mar 12, 2019 |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Mar 25, 2019 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Mar 25, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Mar 27, 2019 | |
| R-MS | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Mar 27, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Apr 1, 2019 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Apr 1, 2019 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Apr 29, 2019 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Apr 29, 2019 | |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | May 6, 2019 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | May 6, 2019 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | May 21, 2019 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | May 21, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 12, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Mar 12, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1730 | Cancer Drug Parity Act of 2019 | Identical bill | Mar 14, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 12, 2019Introduced in Senate
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