3.0.0 2342 2023-01-13T04:48:52Z 2023-01-13T04:48:52Z Senate S S 2006-03-01 109 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2006-03-01T15:58:38Z 2006-03-01 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2006-03-01 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI N K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2006-03-01 True L000261 Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] CARL LEVIN D MI MILTON 2006-03-01 True C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2006-03-01 True A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA 2006-03-01 True L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2006-03-01 True B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2006-03-01 True D000596 Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN] MARK DAYTON D MN 2006-03-01 True J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2006-06-19 False F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2006-11-13 False Health Coinsurance Commerce Drug industry Drugs Finance and Financial Sector Insurance premiums Medicare Prescription pricing Social Welfare Health 00 2006-03-01 Introduced in Senate 2006-05-26T22:00:12Z Medicare-Guaranteed Prescription Drug Act of 2006 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for a Medicare-guaranteed prescription drug plan option that offers standard prescription drug coverage and access to negotiated prices.

Revises requirements for part D standard prescription drug coverage. Provides for an annual deductible equal to the deductible for Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) and for reduced coinsurance.

]]> Medicare-Guaranteed Prescription Drug Act of 2006 Display Title Medicare-Guaranteed Prescription Drug Act of 2006 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices under the Medicare program. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Medicare-Guaranteed Prescription Drug Act of 2006 Introduced in Senate 2006-03-01T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s2342is/xml/BILLS-109s2342is.xml 2006-03-01 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.