3.0.0 2777 2023-01-11T13:18:52Z 2023-01-11T13:18:52Z House H HR 2009-06-09 111 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2009-06-10T19:11:24Z Referred to 2009-06-09T14:32:40Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-06-09T14:32:41Z Helping Fill the Medicare Rx Gap Act of 2009 111 1201 S 2009-06-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR H6265) Related bill CRS 2009-06-10 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2009-06-09 Referred to House Ways and Means IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2009-06-09 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 2009-06-09 Referred to House Energy and Commerce IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2009-06-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-06-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001032 Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] RUSH HOLT D NJ D. 12 N C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 2009-06-09 True C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2009-06-09 True F000339 Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] BARNEY FRANK D MA 4 2009-06-09 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2009-06-09 True J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2009-06-09 True C000984 Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] ELIJAH CUMMINGS D MD E. 7 2009-06-09 True H001038 Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-27] Brian Higgins D NY 27 2009-06-09 True W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT 0 2009-06-09 True E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2009-06-09 True B001245 Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] Madeleine Bordallo D GU Z. 0 2009-06-09 True M001137 Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-6] GREGORY MEEKS D NY W. 6 2009-06-09 True S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2009-06-09 True W000738 Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] LYNN WOOLSEY D CA 6 2009-06-09 True H000627 Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] MAURICE HINCHEY D NY D. 22 2009-06-09 True R000577 Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-17] TIM RYAN D OH 17 2009-06-09 True H001042 Rep. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI-2] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2 2009-06-09 True O000085 Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1] JOHN OLVER D MA W. 1 2009-06-09 True Q000023 Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] Mike Quigley D IL 5 2009-06-09 True E000179 Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17] ELIOT ENGEL D NY L. 17 2009-06-10 False W000187 Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35] MAXINE WATERS D CA 35 2009-06-12 False W000314 Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] ROBERT WEXLER D FL 19 2009-06-15 False P000149 Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] DONALD PAYNE D NJ M. 10 2009-06-16 False S001165 Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13] Albio Sires D NJ 13 2009-06-18 False C001069 Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] Joe Courtney D CT 2 2009-06-23 False K000009 Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] MARCY KAPTUR D OH 9 2009-07-07 False J000283 Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2] JESSE JACKSON D IL L. 2 2009-10-07 False B001230 Rep. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI-2] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2 2009-10-13 False B000652 Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3] LEONARD BOSWELL D IA L. 3 2009-10-15 False B001231 Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] SHELLEY BERKLEY D NV 1 2009-10-20 False R000435 Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18] ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN R FL 18 2009-10-29 False C001060 Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3] Russ Carnahan D MO 3 2009-12-10 False Health HIV/AIDS Health facilities and institutions Indian social and development programs Medicare Minority health Prescription drugs Health 00 2009-06-09 Introduced in House 2009-07-06T21:06:43Z Helping Fill the Medicare Rx Gap Act of 2009 - 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 2009 Display Title Helping Fill the Medicare Rx Gap Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced 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 House IH Short Titles as Introduced Helping Fill the Medicare Rx Gap Act of 2009 Introduced in House 2009-06-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr2777ih/xml/BILLS-111hr2777ih.xml 2009-06-10 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.