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.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
114th Congress (2015–2017)
This bill was introduced on June 11, 2015, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
123 Cosponsors (62 Democrats, 61 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Lance Holds Breast Cancer Round Table in Summit, Discusses Proposed Legislation”
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Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ7, 2009-2018]
(Sponsor)
on Jul 1, 2015
“With Cancer Moonshot Leaping Forward, Congressman Higgins Invites Vice President Biden to Visit Roswell Park Cancer Institute”
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Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY26]
(Co-sponsor)
on Jul 5, 2016
“On House Floor, Higgins Pushes For Cancer Drug Coverage”
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Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY26]
(Co-sponsor)
on Jul 9, 2015
History
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Jun 11, 2015
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Introduced
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H.R. 2739 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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