US SB770 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on April 1 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-04-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4180-4191)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 1 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-04-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4180-4191)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Medicare, Medicaid, and MCH Tobacco Cessation Promotion Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of: (1) counseling for cessation of tobacco use; and (2) tobacco cessation pharmacotherapy. Provides for similar benefits under SSA titles V (Maternal and Child Health Services) and XIX (Medicaid).
Title
Medicare, Medicaid, and MCH Tobacco Cessation Promotion Act of 2009
Sponsors
| Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] | Sen. Edward Kennedy [D-MA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-04-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4180-4191) | |
| 2009-04-01 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4179-4180) |
Subjects
Child health
Drug and radiation therapy
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health care coverage and access
Medicaid
Medicare
Women's health
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/770/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s770/BILLS-111s770is.pdf |
