3.0.0 2056 2023-01-11T19:42:55Z 2023-01-11T19:42:55Z House H HR 2007-04-26 110 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2007-05-02T16:02:32Z Referred to 2007-04-26T14:02:40Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2007-04-30T20:13:07Z Referred to 2007-04-26T14:02:35Z 2007-05-02 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2007-04-30 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2007-04-26 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 2007-04-26 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 2007-04-26 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 2007-04-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-04-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001069 Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] Joe Courtney D CT 2 N M001169 Rep. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT-5] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 5 2007-04-26 True C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2007-06-27 False Health Coinsurance Congressional reporting requirements Drugs Finance and Financial Sector Governmental investigations Health insurance Health maintenance organizations Insurance premiums Managed care Medical economics Medicare Prescription pricing Social Welfare Subsidies Health 00 2007-04-26 Introduced in House 2007-05-02T17:33:25Z Medicare Part D Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of the Social Security Act to revise requirements for the Medicare prescription drug program with respect to: (1) counting certain expenditures towards out-of-pocket limits; (2) conforming the late enrollment penalty to the Medicare part B penalty structure; (3) allowing more frequent changes in plans; and (4) removing the asset test and eliminating late enrollment penalties for low-income subsidy eligible individuals.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to study and report to Congress on how to: (1) eliminate the gap in Medicare part D prescription drug coverage created through the application of an initial coverage limit; and (2) finance such elimination.

]]> Medicare Part D Improvement Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the Medicare part D prescription drug program. Introduced in House IH Display Title Medicare Part D Improvement Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Medicare Part D Improvement Act of 2007 Introduced in House 2007-04-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr2056ih/xml/BILLS-110hr2056ih.xml 2007-05-02 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.