3.0.0 3702 2023-01-15T09:32:51Z 2023-01-15T09:32:51Z House H HR 2004-01-20 108 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2004-02-03T13:51:30Z Referred to 2004-01-20T17:00:15Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2004-01-23T16:07:21Z Referred to 2004-01-20T17:00:20Z 2004-02-03 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2004-01-23 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2004-01-21 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E31-32) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-01-20 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 2004-01-20 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 2004-01-20 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 2004-01-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2004-01-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C000141 Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3] Ben Cardin D MD 3 N Health Access to health care Coinsurance Commerce Competitive bidding Congress Congressional reporting requirements Cost control Drug industry Drugs Economics and Public Finance Expedited congressional procedure Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Government trust funds Health insurance Health maintenance organizations House rules and procedure Insurance premiums Legislation Managed care Medical economics Medical fees Medicare Metropolitan areas Pharmacies Prescription pricing Rebates Retiree health benefits Senate rules and procedure Social Welfare Subsidies Urban affairs Health 00 2004-01-20 Introduced in House 2004-07-12T13:38:04Z Preserving Medicare for All Act of 2004 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, to repeal provisions prohibiting the Secretary of Health and Human Services from interfering with the negotiations between drug manufacturers and pharmacies and prescription drug plan sponsors and from requiring a particular formulary to institute a price structure for the reimbursement of covered Medicare part D drugs.

Includes for the Medicare part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) eligible individual as a choice of coverage, in addition to the current choice of coverage in at least two qualifying plans in the area in which the individual resides, a choice of enrollment in a nationwide prescription drug plan offered by the Secretary (to replace enrollment in a fallback prescription drug plan in any case in which such plans are not available).

Directs the Secretary, through the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, to take such steps as may be necessary to qualify and serve as a prescription drug plan sponsor and to offer a prescription drug plan that offers basic prescription drug coverage throughout the United States and has a premium of $35 for 2006.

Requires such a plan to be in addition to, and not in lieu of, other prescription drug plans offered.

Provides for full reimbursement for employers for the cost of qualified retiree drug coverage and permits their costs to count towards senior's catastrophic limits.

Abolishes the comparative cost adjustment program.

Eliminates the MA Regional Plan Stabilization Fund.

Repeals cost containment provisions.

]]> Preserving Medicare for All Act of 2004 Display Title Preserving Medicare for All Act of 2004 Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, to provide additional beneficiary protections. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Preserving Medicare for All Act of 2004 Introduced in House 2004-01-20T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-108hr3702ih/xml/BILLS-108hr3702ih.xml 2004-02-03 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.