To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for continuity of Medicare prescription drug coverage for full-benefit dual eligible individuals, for Medicare prescription drug coverage of benzodiazepines and off-label uses of certain prescription drugs and biological products, for optional Medicaid coverage of Medicare prescription drug cost-sharing for full-benefit dual eligible individuals, and for authorization to the Secretary of Health and Human Services to waive certain determinations denying Medicare prescription drug coverage.
Latest action · Feb 2, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
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- IntroducedJan 12, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program ) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide for continuity of coverage of prescription drugs under Medicare prescription drug plans for full-benefit dual eligible individuals.
Provides for Medicare prescription drug coverage of benzodiazepines and of off-label uses of prescription drugs and biologicals.
Amends SSA title XIX (Medicaid) to permit state Medicaid programs to cover Medicare prescription drug copayments for full-benefit dual eligible individuals.
Amends SSA title XVIII to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to waive denial of Medicare prescription drug coverage.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 2, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 18, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 12, 2007Introduced in House
- Jan 12, 2007Referred 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.
- Access to health care
- Administrative remedies
- Coinsurance
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Drugs
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government Operations and Politics
- Health
- Health insurance
- Health maintenance organizations
- Law
- Managed care
- Medicaid
- Medical economics
- Medical fees
- Medicare
- Physicians
- Prescription pricing
- Social Welfare
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- Jan 12, 2007Introduced in House
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