3.0.0 2173 2023-01-13T04:49:17Z 2023-01-13T04:49:17Z Senate S S 2005-12-21 109 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-12-22T04:06:40Z 2005-12-21 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2005-12-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R N R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV 2005-12-21 True Health Compensation (Law) Computer software Drugs Economics and Public Finance Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Health information systems Health insurance Health maintenance organizations Law Managed care Medicaid Medical records Medicare Pharmacies Prescription pricing Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Health 00 2005-12-21 Introduced in Senate 2006-02-03T18:35:29Z Medicare Dual Eligible Identification and Enrollment Facilitation Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for outreach and education to pharmacies participating under part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, particularly independent pharmacies.

Requires such outreach and education to address: (1) the full-benefit dual eligible population; (2) the transition from Medicaid prescription drug coverage to part D coverage for such population; and (3) the processes established by the Secretary to facilitate, at point of sale, identification of the drug plan assignment of such population or enrollment of previously unidentified or new full-benefit dual eligible individuals into Medicare part D prescription drug coverage.

Directs the Secretary to reimburse pharmacies fully for: (1) any transaction fees associated with point-of-sale facilitated identification and enrollment processes; and (2) costs associated with any technology or software upgrade necessary to make any identification and enrollment inquiries as part of such processes.

]]> Medicare Dual Eligible Identification and Enrollment Facilitation Act of 2005 Display Title Medicare Dual Eligible Identification and Enrollment Facilitation Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to assist pharmacies in facilitating enrollment of dual eligible populations under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Medicare Dual Eligible Identification and Enrollment Facilitation Act of 2005 Introduced in Senate 2005-12-21T05:00:00Z 2005-12-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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.