3.0.0 2065 2023-01-11T19:42:52Z 2023-01-11T19:42:52Z House H HR 2007-04-26 110 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2007-05-02T16:04:41Z Referred to 2007-04-26T14:02:10Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2007-04-30T20:13:35Z Referred to 2007-04-26T14:02:05Z 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 M001169 Rep. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT-5] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 5 N C001069 Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] Joe Courtney D CT 2 2007-04-26 True D000216 Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] ROSA DELAURO D CT 3 2007-05-01 False B001251 Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] G. K. Butterfield D NC 1 2007-05-01 False E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2007-05-01 False S001174 Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13] Betty Sutton D OH 13 2007-05-09 False S000185 Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] Robert Scott D VA C. "Bobby" 3 2007-05-10 False M000933 Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] JAMES MORAN D VA P. 8 2007-06-21 False W000314 Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] ROBERT WEXLER D FL 19 2007-07-17 False Health Commerce Drug industry Drugs Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Insurance premiums Medical economics Medicare Prescription pricing Social Welfare Health 00 2007-04-26 Introduced in House 2007-05-02T20:23:23Z Medicare Drug Savings Through Choice Act of 2007 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) offer a Medicare operated prescription drug plan with a service area that consists of the entire United States; (2) negotiate with pharmaceutical manufacturers to reduce the purchase cost of covered Medicare part D drugs; and (3) encourage the use of more affordable therapeutic equivalents.

Requires the monthly beneficiary premium charged under such a plan to be uniform nationally. Requires adjustment of such premium amount in case of supplemental prescription drug coverage.

]]> Medicare Drug Savings Through Choice Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a Medicare operated prescription drug plan option to deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices under the Medicare Program. Introduced in House IH Display Title Medicare Drug Savings Through Choice Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Medicare Drug Savings Through Choice Act of 2007 Introduced in House 2007-04-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr2065ih/xml/BILLS-110hr2065ih.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.