Congress 108 - HR 1243 - Prescription Drug Benefit Equity Act of 2003

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Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Coinsurance Collective bargaining Commerce Consumer education Discrimination in insurance Discrimination in medical care Drugs Employee health benefits Federal employees Finance and Financial Sector Government employees' health insurance Government Operations and Politics Health Health insurance Health maintenance organizations Insurance companies Labor and Employment Mail-order business Managed care Medicaid Medicare Medigap Pharmacies Social Welfare Welfare waivers

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Prescription Drug Benefit Equity Act of 2003 - Amends the Public Health Service Act (regarding group health plans, health insurance issuers offering group insurance, and health insurance offered in the individual market), the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) (regarding group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group insurance), the Internal Revenue Code (regarding group health plans), title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) (regarding Medicare+Choice plans, health maintenance organizations (HMOs), competitive medical plans, Medicare supplemental health insurance policies (Medigap), and Medicare select policies), SSA title XIX (Medicaid) (regarding State plans), and provisions of the U.S. Code relating to the Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan (regarding contracting with carriers offering health benefits plans) to require that, if mail-order prescription drug coverage is provided, non-mail-order prescription drug coverage must also be provided.

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Apr 7, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Mar 25, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.
Mar 25, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 24, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 12, 2003

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Government Reform, 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.
Mar 12, 2003

Introduced in House

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