HR 1199 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Medicare Rx Drug Benefit and Discount Act of 2003

Introduced Mar 11, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Charles B. Rangel D-NY

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 24, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMar 11, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Medicare Rx Drug Benefit and Discount Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to add a new part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) under which each individual who is entitled to benefits under Medicare part A (Hospital Insurance) or eligible to enroll under Medicare part B (Supplemental Medical Insurance) is entitled to obtain qualified prescription drug coverage.

Outlines standard coverage benefit packages. Includes for the standard package a monthly premium of $25, an annual deductible of $100, a coinsurance of 20 percent and an annual out-of-pocket spending limit of $2,000. Directs the Secretary to negotiate fair prices with pharmaceutical manufacturers.

Amends part C (Medicare+Choice) of SSA title XVIII to provide for the availability of prescription medicine benefits under the Medicare+Choice program.

Provides for accelerated generic drug competition under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

Cosponsors 132

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 11, 2003 to Jun 9, 2003, with 121 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-WVAlan B. MollohanOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-MDAlbert Russell WynnOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-MABarney FrankOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-TNBart GordonOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalMar 11, 2003
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-MABill DelahuntOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-CABob FilnerOriginalMar 11, 2003
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalMar 11, 2003
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Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 24, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Mar 20, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  3. Mar 12, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E431-432)
  4. Mar 11, 2003Introduced in House
  5. Mar 11, 2003Referred 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.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

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