US HB1730 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 105-66)
Status: Introduced on March 13 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 13 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Cancer Drug Parity Act of 2019
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-03-14 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
2019-03-13 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
2019-03-13 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB741 (Same As) 2019-03-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Subjects
Cancer
Drug therapy
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Prescription drugs
Drug therapy
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Prescription drugs
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1730/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1730/BILLS-116hr1730ih.pdf |