[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1585 Introduced in Senate (IS)]


109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1585

 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to reduce the costs of 
prescription drugs for enrollees of medicaid managed care organizations 
 by extending the discounts offered under fee-for-service medicaid to 
                          such organizations.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 29, 2005

 Mr. Bingaman (for himself and Mr. Inouye) introduced the following 
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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to reduce the costs of 
prescription drugs for enrollees of medicaid managed care organizations 
 by extending the discounts offered under fee-for-service medicaid to 
                          such organizations.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medicaid Health Plan Rebate Act of 
2005''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG DISCOUNTS TO ENROLLEES OF 
              MEDICAID MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1927(j) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396r-8(j)) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (1);
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
        (1) and (2), respectively, and realigning the left margins of 
        such paragraphs accordingly;
            (3) in paragraph (1) (as redesignated by paragraph (2) of 
        this section), by striking ``The State'' and inserting ``In 
        general.--The State''; and
            (4) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated), by striking 
        ``Nothing'' and inserting ``Rule of construction.--Nothing''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section take 
effect on the date of enactment of this Act and apply to rebate 
agreements entered into or renewed under section 1927 of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r-8) on or after such date.
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