3.0.0 376 2022-02-03T05:29:39Z 2022-02-03T05:29:39Z House H HR 2005-01-26 109 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2005-02-25T21:20:11Z Referred to 2005-01-26T15:04:45Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2005-02-14T19:37:36Z Referred to 2005-01-26T15:04:50Z Medicare Prescription Drug Price Reduction Act of 2005 109 445 S 2005-02-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1659) Related bill CRS Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 376) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate fair prices for Medicare prescription drugs on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries. 109 267 HRES 2005-05-18 Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Ms. Hooley. Petition No: 109-1. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/109/lrc/pd/Petitions/Dis1.htm">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.) Procedurally-related House 2005-02-25 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2005-02-14 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2005-01-26 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 2005-01-26 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 2005-01-26 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 2005-01-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-01-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress E000172 Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8] JO EMERSON R MO ANN 8 N M001140 Rep. 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Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5] Ginny Brown-Waite R FL 5 2006-03-01 False B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2006-03-16 False M000844 Rep. Mollohan, Alan B. [D-WV-1] ALAN MOLLOHAN D WV B. 1 2006-03-28 False C001059 Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-20] Jim Costa D CA 20 2006-03-28 False R000574 Rep. Renzi, Rick [R-AZ-1] Rick Renzi R AZ 1 2006-03-30 False S000749 Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5] JOHN SPRATT D SC M. 5 2006-03-30 False D000597 Rep. Davis, Jo Ann [R-VA-1] JO ANN DAVIS R VA 1 2006-05-03 False M000725 Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] GEORGE MILLER D CA 7 2006-05-17 False F000043 Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2] CHAKA FATTAH D PA 2 2006-07-13 False 109-1: text with signatures.)]]> H.R. 376 https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/376 H.Res.267 https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-resolution/267 Health Commerce Cost control Drug industry Drugs Government Operations and Politics Medicare Prescription pricing Social Welfare Health 00 2005-01-26 Introduced in House 2005-02-16T22:43:17Z Medicare's Equitable Drugs for Seniors Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal provisions prohibiting the Secretary of Health and Human Services from: (1) interfering with the negotiations between drug manufacturers and pharmacies and prescription drug plan sponsors; and (2) requiring a particular formulary to institute a price structure for the reimbursement of covered Medicare part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) drugs.

Grants the Secretary instead, in order to ensure that beneficiaries enrolled under prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans pay the lowest possible price, authority similar to that of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Secretary of Defense, and the heads of other Federal agencies and departments that purchase prescription drugs in bulk to negotiate contracts with manufacturers of covered Medicare part D drugs, consistent with the requirements and in furtherance of the goals of providing quality care and containing costs under such part.

]]> Medicare's Equitable Drugs for Seniors Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Medicare's Equitable Drugs for Seniors Act of 2005 Display Title Medicare's Equitable Drugs for Seniors Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate fair prices for Medicare prescription drugs on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries. Introduced in House 2005-01-26T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr376ih/xml/BILLS-109hr376ih.xml 2005-02-25 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.