Medicare's Equitable Drugs for Seniors Act of 2005
Latest action · Feb 25, 2005 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.
- IntroducedJan 26, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medicare's Equitable Drugs for Seniors Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal provisions prohibiting the Secretary of Health and Human Services from: (1) interfering with the negotiations between drug manufacturers and pharmacies and prescription drug plan sponsors; and (2) requiring a particular formulary to institute a price structure for the reimbursement of covered Medicare part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) drugs.
Grants the Secretary instead, in order to ensure that beneficiaries enrolled under prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans pay the lowest possible price, authority similar to that of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Secretary of Defense, and the heads of other Federal agencies and departments that purchase prescription drugs in bulk to negotiate contracts with manufacturers of covered Medicare part D drugs, consistent with the requirements and in furtherance of the goals of providing quality care and containing costs under such part.
Cosponsors 167
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 26, 2005 to Jul 13, 2006, with 7 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Original | Jan 26, 2005 |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Original | Jan 26, 2005 |
| D-FL | Jim Davis | Original | Jan 26, 2005 |
| R-MN | Jim Ramstad | Original | Jan 26, 2005 |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Original | Jan 26, 2005 |
| D-IL | Rahm Emanuel | Original | Jan 26, 2005 |
| R-TN | Zach Wamp | Original | Jan 26, 2005 |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Feb 2, 2005 | |
| R-MN | Gil Gutknecht | Feb 2, 2005 | |
| D-PA | John P. Murtha | Feb 2, 2005 | |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | Feb 2, 2005 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Feb 2, 2005 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Feb 2, 2005 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Feb 2, 2005 | |
| D-AL | Artur Davis | Feb 8, 2005 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 25, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 14, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 26, 2005Introduced in House
- Jan 26, 2005Referred 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.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 267 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 376) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate fair prices for Medicare prescription drugs on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries. | Procedurally related | May 18, 2005 |
| S 445 | Medicare Prescription Drug Price Reduction Act of 2005 | Related bill | Feb 17, 2005 |
Subjects
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Text 1
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- Jan 26, 2005Introduced in House
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