A bill to amend the Social Security Act to eliminate the time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs under the medicare program, to provide for continued entitlement for such drugs for certain individuals after medicare benefits end, and to extend certain medicare secondary payer requirements.
Immunosuppressive Drugs Coverage Act of 1997 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) eliminate the time limitation on Medicare benefits for immunosuppressive drugs under the Medicare program; (2) continue the entitlement of certain individuals to payments for such drugs after Medicare benefits end; and (3) extend without time limit certain Medicare secondary payer requirements with regard to such drugs for individuals with end stage renal disease.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12146)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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