[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4648 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4648

 To clarify the non-preemption of State prescription drug benefit laws 
               in connection with Medicare+Choice plans.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 26, 1998

Mr. Neal of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and 
Mr. McGovern) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
   Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 
Commerce, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To clarify the non-preemption of State prescription drug benefit laws 
               in connection with Medicare+Choice plans.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CONSTRUCTION CLARIFYING NON-PREEMPTION OF STATE PRESCRIPTION 
              DRUG BENEFIT LAWS IN CONNECTION WITH MEDICARE+CHOICE 
              PLANS.

    Nothing in paragraph (3) of section 1856(b) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-26(b)) shall be construed to supersede any State 
law that requires the coverage of prescription drugs or any regulation 
that carries out such a law.
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