S. 1566 - Cancer Treatment Parity Act of 2015
- Sponsor:
- Mark Kirk
- Summary:
- A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide for coverage of oral anticancer drugs on terms no less favorable than the coverage provided for anticancer medications administered by a health care provider. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has been referred to committee.
Cancer Treatment Parity Act of 2015
S. 1566 — 114th Congress (2015–2016)
- Summary
- A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide for coverage of oral anticancer drugs on terms no less favorable than the coverage provided for anticancer medications administered by a health care provider. (by CRS)
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- Title
- A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide for coverage of oral anticancer drugs on terms no less favorable than the coverage provided for anticancer medications administered by a health care provider.
- Other Titles
- Cancer Drug Coverage Parity Act of 2015
- Cancer Drug Coverage Parity Act of 2015
- Sponsor
- Mark Kirk
- Co-Sponsors
- Tammy Baldwin
- Michael F. Bennet
- Richard Blumenthal
- Sherrod Brown
- Bill Cassidy
- Thad Cochran
- Susan M. Collins
- Christopher A. Coons
- Al Franken
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand
- Amy Klobuchar
- Edward J. Markey
- Jeff Merkley
- Barbara A. Mikulski
- Lisa Murkowski
- Christopher Murphy
- Charles E. Schumer
- David Vitter
- Elizabeth Warren
- Sheldon Whitehouse
- Roger F. Wicker
- Subjects
- Health
- Cancer
- Drug therapy
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Prescription drugs
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- Major Actions
Introduced 6/11/2015 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 6/11/2015 6/11/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 6/11/2015 Introduced in Senate Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
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