3.0.0 2860 2023-01-11T13:18:49Z 2023-01-11T13:18:49Z House H HR 2009-06-12 111 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2009-06-15T19:37:26Z Referred to 2009-06-12T13:00:50Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-06-12T13:00:51Z 2009-06-15 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2009-06-12 Referred to House Ways and Means IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2009-06-12 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 2009-06-12 Referred to House Energy and Commerce IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2009-06-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-06-12 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 2009-06-12 True Health Health care costs and insurance Manufacturing Medicare Prescription drugs Health 00 2009-06-12 Introduced in House 2009-07-07T19:25:52Z Medicare Drug Savings Through Choice Act of 2009 - 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 2009 Display Title Medicare Drug Savings Through Choice Act of 2009 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 Short Titles as Introduced Medicare Drug Savings Through Choice Act of 2009 Introduced in House 2009-06-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr2860ih/xml/BILLS-111hr2860ih.xml 2009-06-15 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.