Medicare for the 21st Century Act
Latest action · Jul 2, 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.
- IntroducedJun 24, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medicare for the 21st Century Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to add a new part D (Voluntary Medicare Outpatient Prescription Drug Discount and Security Program). Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Medicare Outpatient Prescription Drug Discount and Security Program under which an eligible beneficiary who voluntarily enrolls in such program is provided: (1) access to negotiated prices through an eligible entity with a contract under the program that has been selected by the beneficiary; (2) catastrophic coverage under the program; and (3) a prescription drug account and a public contribution into such account. Provides that, in estimating the benefits and administrative costs which will be payable from the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund for a year for purposes of determining the monthly premium rate under Medicare part B (Federal Supplemental Medical Insurance), the Secretary shall exclude an estimate of any benefits and administrative costs attributable to application of the new part D program.
Amends SSA title XIX (Medicaid) to provide for verification of eligibility for benefits under the new part D program.
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 24, 2003 to Jul 8, 2003; 17 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WY | Barbara Cubin | Original | Jun 24, 2003 |
| R-ID | C. L. (Butch) Otter | Original | Jun 24, 2003 |
| R-GA | Charles W. Norwood | Original | Jun 24, 2003 |
| R-FL | Dave Weldon | Original | Jun 24, 2003 |
| R-TX | Joe Barton | Original | Jun 24, 2003 |
| R-AZ | John B. Shadegg | Original | Jun 24, 2003 |
| R-MN | John Kline | Original | Jun 24, 2003 |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Original | Jun 24, 2003 |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Original | Jun 24, 2003 |
| R-PA | Patrick J. Toomey | Original | Jun 24, 2003 |
| R-MI | Peter Hoekstra | Original | Jun 24, 2003 |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Original | Jun 24, 2003 |
| R-NJ | Scott Garrett | Original | Jun 24, 2003 |
| R-IN | Steve Buyer | Original | Jun 24, 2003 |
| R-IA | Steve King | Original | Jun 24, 2003 |
| R-MO | W. Todd Akin | Original | Jun 24, 2003 |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Original | Jun 24, 2003 |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | Jul 8, 2003 | |
| R-KS | Jim Ryun | Jul 8, 2003 | |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | Jul 8, 2003 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Jul 8, 2003 | |
| R-GA | Nathan Deal | Jul 8, 2003 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jun 24, 2003 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jul 1, 2003 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jun 24, 2003 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jul 2, 2003 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 2, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jul 1, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 24, 2003Introduced in House
- Jun 24, 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.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a voluntary Medicare outpatient prescription drug discount and security program.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Medicare for the 21st Century Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Accreditation (Medical care)
- Ambulatory care
- Case management
- Catastrophic health insurance
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Coinsurance
- Commerce
- Competition
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Consumer complaints
- Consumer education
- Cost of living adjustments
- Discrimination in insurance
- Discrimination in medical care
- Drug interactions
- Drug therapy
- Drug utilization
- Drugs
- Economics and Public Finance
- Employee health benefits
- Generic drugs
- Government contractors
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government publicity
- Grievance procedures
- Health
- Health care fraud
- Health education
- Health insurance
- Health maintenance organizations
- Identification devices
- Income
- Income tax
- Indexing (Economic policy)
- Insurance premiums
- Intergovernmental fiscal relations
- Internet
- Labor and Employment
- Managed care
- Medicaid
- Medical fees
- Medical records
- Medical savings accounts
- Medicare
- Patient satisfaction
- Patients' rights
- Pharmacies
- Pharmacists
- Physicians
- Prescription pricing
- Quality of care
- Right of privacy
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Social Welfare
- Tax exclusion
- Tax returns
- Taxation
- Telephone
- Web sites
- Welfare eligibility
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 24, 2003Introduced in House
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