3.0.0 2498 2023-01-15T16:33:43Z 2023-01-15T16:33:43Z House H HR 2003-06-17 108 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2003-07-02T19:07:30Z Referred to 2003-06-17T14:31:40Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2003-07-01T20:28:41Z Referred to 2003-06-17T14:31:35Z 2003-07-02 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2003-07-01 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2003-06-17 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2003-06-17 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2003-06-17 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2003-06-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2003-06-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000033 Rep. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT-At Large] Bernard Sanders I VT N K000336 Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] DENNIS KUCINICH D OH J. 10 2003-06-17 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] BARBARA LEE D CA 9 2003-06-17 True H000627 Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] MAURICE HINCHEY D NY D. 22 2003-06-17 True F000339 Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] BARNEY FRANK D MA 4 2003-06-17 True D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2003-06-17 True P000149 Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] DONALD PAYNE D NJ M. 10 2003-06-17 True S000248 Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-16] JOSE SERRANO D NY E. 16 2003-06-17 True W000792 Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] ANTHONY WEINER D NY D. 9 2003-06-17 True O000085 Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1] JOHN OLVER D MA W. 1 2003-06-17 True F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2003-06-17 True C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 2003-06-17 True N000002 Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8] JERROLD NADLER D NY 8 2003-06-17 True B000911 Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3] CORRINE BROWN D FL 3 2003-06-17 True W000794 Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33] Diane Watson D CA E. 33 2003-06-17 True B001230 Rep. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI-2] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2 2003-06-17 True W000738 Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] LYNN WOOLSEY D CA 6 2003-06-17 True D000096 Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] DANNY DAVIS D IL K. 7 2003-06-17 True O000159 Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] MAJOR OWENS D NY R. 11 2003-06-19 False C000380 Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] DONNA CHRISTENSEN D VI M. 0 2003-06-23 False K000172 Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5] DALE KILDEE D MI E. 5 2003-06-24 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2003-07-14 False Health Access to health care Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Ambulatory care Auditing Business records Capitation (Medical care) Catastrophic health insurance Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Coinsurance Commerce Competitive bidding Congress Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Consumer education Cost control Counterfeiting Crime and Law Enforcement Developed countries Disabled Discrimination in insurance Discrimination in medical care Drug adulteration Drug approvals Drug industry Drug utilization Drugs Executive reorganization Federal aid to research Federal budgets Finance and Financial Sector Fines (Penalties) Foreign Trade and International Finance Fraud Generic drugs Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Government trust funds Governmental investigations Grievance procedures Home care services Housing and Community Development Imports Insurance premiums Intellectual property Intergovernmental fiscal relations Kidney diseases Labeling Law Legislation Licenses Managed care Medicaid Medical economics Medical records Medical research Medically uninsured Medicare Medigap Patents Performance measurement Pharmaceutical research Pharmacies Prescription pricing Price discrimination Quality of care Quality of products Rebates Research and development Retiree health benefits Right of privacy Rural health Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Taxation Telephone Terminal care Trade secrets Welfare eligibility Health 00 2003-06-17 Introduced in House 2003-07-29T21:30:43Z Medicare Extension of Drugs to Seniors (MEDS) Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to add a new part D (Prescription Medicine Benefit for the Aged and Disabled) establishing a voluntary insurance program to provide prescription medicine benefits, including pharmacy services, for eligible individuals (including low-income individuals) who are aged or disabled or have end-stage renal disease, and who elect to enroll during a prescribed period. Provides that the program shall be financed from monthly premium payments by enrollees together with Federal appropriations. Creates the Prescription Medicine Insurance Account within the Federal Supplemental Medical Insurance Trust Fund. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and implement an Employer Incentive Program that encourages employers to provide adequate prescription medicine benefits to retired individuals and maintain such existing benefit programs.

Outlines provisions for substantial reductions in the price of prescription drugs for Medicare beneficiaries.

Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended by the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, with respect to the importation of certain prescription drugs, to revise testing requirements (granting the Secretary certain waiver discretion), and add approved labeling requirements.

Requires the recipient of a patent to make a reasonable pricing agreement with the Secretary (or the Secretary to waive such an agreement in the public interest) if any Federal agency or any non-profit entity: (1) undertakes federally funded health care research and development; and (2) is to convey or provide a patent or other exclusive right to use such research and development for a drug or other health care technology.

]]> Medicare Extension of Drugs to Seniors (MEDS) Act of 2003 Display Title Medicare Extension of Drugs to Seniors (MEDS) Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide a prescription benefit program for all Medicare beneficiaries. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Medicare Extension of Drugs to Seniors (MEDS) Act of 2003 Introduced in House 2003-06-17T04:00:00Z 2003-07-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.