3.0.0 6649 2023-01-11T13:43:03Z 2023-01-11T13:43:03Z House HR 2020-05-01 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 82 (Friday, May 1, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY:H.R. 6649.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3The Congress shall have Power . . . To regulate Commercewith foreign Nations, and among the several States, and withthe Indian Tribes.[Page H1972]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-05-01T16:06:10Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-05-01T16:06:05Z 2020-05-01 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 2020-05-01 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 2020-05-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-05-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 N C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] Judy Chu D CA 27 2020-05-01 True Health Cardiovascular and respiratory health Emergency medical services and trauma care Health care costs and insurance Infectious and parasitic diseases Medicare Prescription drugs Health 00 2020-05-01 Introduced in House 2020-05-08T15:44:55Z Lower Drug Costs for Seniors During COVID-19 Act of 2020

This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to establish a process for prescription drug plans under Medicare and Medicare Advantage to allow enrollees to make coinsurance payments in periodic installments, if the enrollee chooses to obtain the entire prescribed supply of a covered drug in a single fill. Current law allows an enrollee, during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), to obtain the entire prescribed supply of a covered drug in a single fill or refill, up to a 90-day supply.

]]> Lower Drug Costs for Seniors During COVID-19 Act of 2020 Display Title Lower Drug Costs for Seniors During COVID-19 Act of 2020 Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for cost-spreading for certain fills and refills of drugs under part D of the Medicare program during the COVID-19 emergency. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Lower Drug Costs for Seniors During COVID-19 Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr6649ih/xml/BILLS-116hr6649ih.xml 2020-05-01 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. 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.