3.0.0 2413 2023-01-15T04:49:06Z 2023-01-15T04:49:06Z Senate S S 2004-05-12 108 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2004-05-12T21:45:31Z 108 2694 S 2004-07-21 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 656. Identical bill CRS 2004-05-12 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5375) IntroReferral 2004-05-12 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5373-5375) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-05-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS N L000035 Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] BLANCHE LINCOLN D AR LAMBERT 2004-05-12 True D000064 Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] THOMAS DASCHLE D SD ANDREW 2004-05-12 True L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2004-05-12 True S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2004-05-12 True K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2004-05-12 True C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2004-05-12 True K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2004-05-21 False C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2004-05-21 False G000352 Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL] DANIEL GRAHAM D FL ROBERT 2004-06-16 False Health Coinsurance Drugs Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Medicaid Medical economics Medicare Prescription pricing Social Welfare Welfare recipients Health

00 2004-05-12 Introduced in Senate 2004-06-23T20:50:26Z Medicare Assurance of Rx Transitional Assistance Act of 2004 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide for the automatic enrollment of Medicare Savings Program (MSP) beneficiaries under SSA title XIX (Medicaid) in the interim prescription drug discount program and the transitional assistance program, making them eligible for the $600 per year in low-income discount card assistance without requiring a separate enrollment process.

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