3.0.0 691 2022-11-01T17:17:24Z 2022-11-01T17:17:24Z Senate S 2019-03-07 116 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-03-07T18:43:34Z Medicare Extra Rx HELP Act of 2019 116 4583 HR 2019-10-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS 2019-03-07 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2019-03-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA N B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2019-03-07 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2019-03-07 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2019-03-07 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2019-03-12 False C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV 2019-07-22 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2019-09-18 False Health Health care costs and insurance Medicare Prescription drugs Health 00 2019-03-07 Introduced in Senate 2020-03-16T21:35:31Z Medicare Extra Rx Higher Eligibility Limits in Part D Act of 2019 or the Medicare Extra Rx HELP Act of 2019

This bill expands eligibility for certain premium subsidies for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Specifically, the bill raises the maximum allowable income for beneficiaries to qualify from 135% to 200% of the federal poverty line.

]]> Medicare Extra Rx HELP Act of 2019 Display Title Medicare Extra Rx HELP Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced Medicare Extra Rx HELP Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Medicare Extra Rx Higher Eligibility Limits in Part D Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to enhance prescription drug affordability by expanding access to assistance with out-of-pocket costs under Medicare part D for low-income seniors and individuals with disabilities. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s691is/xml/BILLS-116s691is.xml 2019-03-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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.