3.0.0 3650 2023-01-12T17:52:29Z 2023-01-12T17:52:29Z Senate S S 2006-07-12 109 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2006-07-12T23:02:34Z Helping Fill the Medicare Rx Gap Act of 2006 109 6123 HR 2006-09-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS 2006-07-12 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7425-7426) IntroReferral 2006-07-12 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7424-7425) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2006-07-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS N L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2006-07-12 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2006-07-12 True D000432 Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] BYRON DORGAN D ND LESLIE 2006-07-12 True K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2006-07-12 True S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2006-07-12 True D000596 Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN] MARK DAYTON D MN 2006-07-12 True J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2006-07-12 True C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2006-07-12 True A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA 2006-07-12 True S001163 Sen. Salazar, Ken [D-CO] Ken Salazar D CO 2006-07-20 False R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2006-07-21 False Health AIDS (Disease) Bribery Commerce Crime and Law Enforcement Drug industry Drugs Hospitals Indian medical care Medicare Minorities Prescription pricing Social Welfare Health 00 2006-07-12 Introduced in Senate 2006-07-20T17:27:22Z Helping Fill the Medicare Rx Gap Act of 2006 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA), with respect to the annual out of pocket threshold, to count costs incurred in providing prescription drugs by the Indian Health Service, a federally-qualified health center, an AIDS drug assistance program, certain hospitals, or a pharmaceutical manufacturer patient assistance program.

Amends SSA title XI, with respect to criminal penalties for certain illegal remunerations, to exclude from prohibited remunerations (provide safe harbor for) any remuneration paid by a pharmaceutical manufacturer patient assistance program, either in cash or through the distribution or donation of covered Part D drugs, to an individual enrolled in a Part D plan or a Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug (MA-PD) plan under SSA title XVIII part C.

]]> Helping Fill the Medicare Rx Gap Act of 2006 Display Title Helping Fill the Medicare Rx Gap Act of 2006 Official Title as Introduced A bill to include costs incurred by the Indian Health Service, a Federally qualified health center, an AIDS drug assistance program, certain hospitals, or a pharmaceutical manufacturer patient assistance program in providing prescription drugs toward the annual out of pocket threshold under part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act and to provide a safe harbor for assistance provided under a pharmaceutical manufacturer patient assistance program. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Helping Fill the Medicare Rx Gap Act of 2006 Introduced in Senate 2006-07-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s3650is/xml/BILLS-109s3650is.xml 2006-07-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7425-7426) 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.