3.0.0 5116 2023-01-13T04:48:45Z 2023-01-13T04:48:45Z House H HR 2006-04-06 109 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2006-04-19T19:08:07Z Referred to 2006-04-06T14:03:00Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2006-04-06T14:03:05Z Medicare Drug Formulary Protection Act 109 5102 HR 2006-04-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS Suspension of Medicare Prescription Drug Late Enrollment Penalty Act of 2006 109 5173 HR 2006-04-25 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. Related bill CRS To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the 2006 and 2007 initial enrollment periods for the Medicare prescription drug benefit and suspend the late enrollment penalty through December 31, 2007, to permit Medicare beneficiaries to change enrollment in a prescription drug plan during the first 12 months of enrollment, and to prevent changes in formularies other than at the time of open enrollment periods and only with advance notice. 109 5263 HR 2006-05-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2006 Penalty-Free Part D Act 109 5336 HR 2006-05-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS Medicare Drug Formulary Protection Act 109 2255 S 2006-02-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS Medicare Prescription Drug Simplification Act of 2006 109 2665 S 2006-04-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2006-04-19 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2006-04-06 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 2006-04-06 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 2006-04-06 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 2006-04-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2006-04-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000057 Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10] ELLEN TAUSCHER D CA O. 10 N S000510 Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] ADAM SMITH D WA 9 2006-04-06 True D000602 Rep. Davis, Artur [D-AL-7] Artur Davis D AL 7 2006-04-06 True K000188 Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] RON KIND D WI 3 2006-04-06 True M000309 Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] CAROLYN MCCARTHY D NY 4 2006-04-06 True I000026 Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1] JAY INSLEE D WA 1 2006-04-06 True H001037 Rep. Herseth, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large] Stephanie Herseth D SD 0 2006-04-06 True C001038 Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-7] JOSEPH CROWLEY D NY 7 2006-04-06 True M001137 Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-6] GREGORY MEEKS D NY W. 6 2006-04-06 True E000287 Rep. Emanuel, Rahm [D-IL-5] Rahm Emanuel D IL 5 2006-04-06 True M000714 Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37] JUANITA MILLENDER-MCDONALD D CA M. 37 2006-04-06 True H001038 Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-27] Brian Higgins D NY 27 2006-04-06 True H000213 Rep. Harman, Jane [D-CA-36] JANE HARMAN D CA 36 2006-04-06 True P000523 Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] DAVID PRICE D NC E. 4 2006-04-06 True B001229 Rep. Baird, Brian [D-WA-3] BRIAN BAIRD D WA 3 2006-04-06 True S001162 Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13] Allyson Schwartz D PA Y. 13 2006-04-06 True M000485 Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7] MIKE MCINTYRE D NC 7 2006-04-06 True E000179 Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17] ELIOT ENGEL D NY L. 17 2006-04-06 True I000057 Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-2] STEVE ISRAEL D NY 2 2006-04-06 True C001058 Rep. Chandler, Ben [D-KY-6] Ben Chandler D KY 6 2006-04-06 True B000652 Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3] LEONARD BOSWELL D IA L. 3 2006-04-06 True S000030 Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-47] LORETTA SANCHEZ D CA 47 2006-04-06 True L000557 Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] JOHN LARSON D CT B. 1 2006-04-06 True D000114 Rep. Davis, Jim [D-FL-11] JIM DAVIS D FL 11 2006-04-06 True M001140 Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3] DENNIS MOORE D KS 3 2006-04-06 True H000762 Rep. Hooley, Darlene [D-OR-5] DARLENE HOOLEY D OR 5 2006-04-06 True M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 14 2006-05-10 False M000933 Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] JAMES MORAN D VA P. 8 2006-05-10 False Health Access to health care Commerce Consumer education Drugs Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Health insurance Health maintenance organizations Insurance premiums Managed care Medical economics Medical education Medicare Pharmacies Pharmacists Physicians Prescription pricing Social Welfare Health 00 2006-04-06 Introduced in House 2006-04-24T17:13:44Z Choice for America's Seniors Act of 2006 - Amends part C (Medicare+Choice) of title XVIII (Medicare) the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide for a six-month extension of the 2006 initial enrollment period for Medicare prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage (MA) plans.

Amends SSA title XVIII part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) to suspend the Medicare prescription drug late enrollment penalty during 2006.

Amends SSA title XVIII part C to allow changes of enrollment in Medicare prescription drug plans and MA plans twice during the year.

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit removal of covered part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) drugs from a prescription drug plan formulary, or imposition of a restriction or limitation on the coverage of such a drug, during the plan year: (1) except at the beginning; or (2) for an individual enrollee, from the date of enrollment until December 31 of the immediately succeeding plan year. Specifies exceptions to such prohibition.

Requires an advance notice before the time of each annual coordinated election period for a plan year of any changes in the formulary or other restrictions or limitations on coverage of a covered part D drug that will take effect for that plan year.

]]> Choice for America's Seniors Act of 2006 Display Title Choice for America's Seniors Act of 2006 Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the 2006 initial enrollment period for the Medicare prescription drug benefit by six months, to suspend the late enrollment penalty for such benefit during 2006, to permit Medicare beneficiaries to change enrollment in a prescription drug plan once a year, and to prevent changes in formularies other than at the time of open enrollment periods and only with advance notice. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Choice for America's Seniors Act of 2006 Introduced in House 2006-04-06T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr5116ih/xml/BILLS-109hr5116ih.xml 2006-04-19 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.