To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for continuity of Medicare prescription drug coverage for full-benefit dual eligible individuals, for Medicare prescription drug coverage of benzodiazepines and off-label uses of certain prescription drugs and biological products, for optional Medicaid coverage of Medicare prescription drug cost-sharing for full-benefit dual eligible individuals, for authorization to the Secretary of Health and Human Services to waive certain determinations denying Medicare prescription drug coverage, and for holding pharmacies harmless for certain costs incurred during implementation of Medicare part D.

3.0.0 3151 2023-01-13T04:47:50Z 2023-01-13T04:47:50Z House H HR 2005-06-30 109 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2005-07-01T19:51:44Z Referred to 2005-06-30T14:05:30Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2005-07-01T15:57:40Z Referred to 2005-06-30T14:05:25Z To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for continuity of Medicare prescription drug coverage for full-benefit dual eligible individuals, for Medicare prescription drug coverage of benzodiazepines and off-label uses of certain prescription drugs and biological products, for optional Medicaid coverage of Medicare prescription drug cost-sharing for full-benefit dual eligible individuals, for authorization to the Secretary of Health and Human Services to waive certain determinations denying Medicare prescription drug coverage, and for holding pharmacies harmless for certain costs incurred during implementation of Medicare part D. 109 5193 HR 2006-05-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2005-07-01 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2005-07-01 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2005-06-30 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 2005-06-30 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 2005-06-30 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 2005-06-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-06-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C000141 Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3] Ben Cardin D MD 3 N R000033 Rep. Ramstad, Jim [R-MN-3] JIM RAMSTAD R MN 3 2005-06-30 True M001149 Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] Michael Michaud D ME H. 2 2005-10-17 False S000810 Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] PETE STARK D CA 13 2005-10-20 False W000797 Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-20] Debbie Wasserman Schultz D FL 20 2005-10-20 False R000576 Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] C. A. Ruppersberger D MD Dutch 2 2005-10-20 False B000410 Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28] HOWARD BERMAN D CA L. 28 2005-10-25 False S000033 Rep. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT-At Large] Bernard Sanders I VT 0 2005-10-25 False A000014 Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1] NEIL ABERCROMBIE D HI 1 2005-10-26 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2005-11-01 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2005-11-01 False J000126 Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] EDDIE JOHNSON D TX BERNICE 30 2005-11-01 False W000314 Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] ROBERT WEXLER D FL 19 2005-11-01 False M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2005-11-02 False A000357 Rep. Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1] THOMAS ALLEN D ME H. 1 2005-11-04 False K000113 Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1] PATRICK KENNEDY D RI J. 1 2006-01-31 False W000784 Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4] ALBERT WYNN D MD R. 4 2006-04-04 False L000559 Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] JAMES LANGEVIN D RI R. 2 2006-04-25 False S001158 Rep. Salazar, John T. [D-CO-3] John Salazar D CO T. 3 2006-04-26 False M001142 Rep. Matheson, Jim [D-UT-2] JIM MATHESON D UT 2 2006-05-09 False C000984 Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] ELIJAH CUMMINGS D MD E. 7 2006-07-10 False P000258 Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] COLLIN PETERSON D MN C. 7 2006-07-10 False N000002 Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8] JERROLD NADLER D NY 8 2006-09-06 False C001037 Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8] MICHAEL CAPUANO D MA E. 8 2006-09-20 False Health Drug abuse Drugs Education Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Governmental investigations Health insurance Health maintenance organizations Higher education Medical education Medicare Medication abuse Physicians Prescription pricing Social Welfare Tranquilizing drugs Health

00 2005-06-30 Introduced in House 2005-07-08T19:06:49Z Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to remove the exclusion of benzodiazepines from required coverage under the Medicare prescription drug program.

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To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove the exclusion of benzodiazepines from required coverage under the Medicare prescription drug program. Display Title To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove the exclusion of benzodiazepines from required coverage under the Medicare prescription drug program. Official Title as Introduced To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove the exclusion of benzodiazepines from required coverage under the Medicare prescription drug program. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2005-06-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr3151ih/xml/BILLS-109hr3151ih.xml 2005-07-01 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.