3.0.0 5297 2023-01-13T04:48:31Z 2023-01-13T04:48:31Z House H HR 2006-05-04 109 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2006-05-15T16:49:44Z Referred to 2006-05-04T14:00:35Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2006-05-04T14:00:30Z Fix Medicare Part D Act 109 4792 HR 2006-02-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS Specialty Crops Competition Act of 2006 109 2487 S 2006-03-31 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Related bill CRS 2006-05-15 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman . Committee 2006-05-04 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 2006-05-04 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 2006-05-04 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 2006-05-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2006-05-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000597 Rep. Davis, Jo Ann [R-VA-1] JO ANN DAVIS R VA 1 N Health Access to health care Commerce Drug industry Drugs Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Government and business Government publicity Health insurance Health maintenance organizations Insurance premiums Managed care Medical economics Medical education Medicare Prescription pricing Social Welfare Health 00 2006-05-04 Introduced in House 2006-06-07T20:44:30Z Improving Access to Medicare Part D Act of 2006 - Amends part C (Medicare+Choice) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide for a one-year extension until May 15, 2007, of the 2006 initial enrollment period for Medicare prescription drug benefits and Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. Extends through May 14, 2007, the current extended period of continuous open enrollment and disenrollment.

Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of SSA title XVIII to repeal the prohibition against interference by the Secretary of Health and Human Services with prescription drug price negotiations between drug manufacturers and pharmacies and prescription drug plan (PDP) sponsors. Authorizes the Secretary to negotiate prescription drug price contracts with manufacturers of covered part D drugs in order to ensure that each enrollee under a PDP or an MA-PD plan pays the lowest possible price.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary should conduct (and improve current) activities, with respect to individuals eligible for the Medicare prescription drug benefits, to: (1) raise the awareness and improve the education of such individuals about such benefits; (2) improve and enhance outreach and enrollment assistance; and (3) provide for the accessibility of appropriate experts (at national, state, and local levels) to ensure that such individuals understand the benefits for which they are eligible.

]]> Improving Access to Medicare Part D Act of 2006 Display Title Improving Access to Medicare Part D Act of 2006 Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend by one year the initial enrollment period for Medicare prescription drug benefits and for Medicare Advantage plans, to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate fair prices for Medicare prescription drugs, and to express the sense of Congress that the Secretary should conduct activities to improve outreach and educational efforts with respect to such benefits. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Improving Access to Medicare Part D Act of 2006 Introduced in House 2006-05-04T04:00:00Z 2006-05-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman . 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.