3.0.0 3418 2023-01-11T13:18:23Z 2023-01-11T13:18:23Z House H HR 2009-07-30 111 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2009-07-31T15:40:37Z Referred to 2009-07-30T14:02:43Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-07-30T14:02:44Z 2009-07-31 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2009-07-30 Referred to House Ways and Means IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2009-07-30 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 2009-07-30 Referred to House Energy and Commerce IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2009-07-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-07-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress E000289 Rep. Ellsworth, Brad [D-IN-8] Brad Ellsworth D IN 8 N B001264 Rep. Bright, Bobby [D-AL-2] Bobby Bright D AL 2 2009-09-14 False K000369 Rep. Kissell, Larry [D-NC-8] Larry Kissell D NC 8 2010-04-22 False Health Medicare Prescription drugs Health 00 2009-07-30 Introduced in House 2009-10-09T21:23:48Z Medicare Prescription Drug Cost Equalization Act - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require application to specialty tier drugs (very high cost and unique items) of the process for exception from the tiered cost-sharing for drugs included within a formulary.

(Under an exception, a nonpreferred drug could be covered under the terms applicable for preferred drugs if the prescribing physician determines that the preferred drug for treatment of the same condition either would not be as effective for the individual, or would have adverse effects for the individual, or both.)

]]> Medicare Prescription Drug Cost Equalization Act Display Title Medicare Prescription Drug Cost Equalization Act Official Title as Introduced To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply the exceptions process for tiered formulary drugs to specialty tier drugs. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Medicare Prescription Drug Cost Equalization Act Introduced in House 2009-07-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr3418ih/xml/BILLS-111hr3418ih.xml 2009-07-31 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.