Drug Rebate Equalization Act of 2009
Latest action · Mar 9, 2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2911)
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.
- IntroducedMar 9, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Drug Rebate Equalization Act of 2009 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to reduce the costs of prescription drugs for enrollees of Medicaid managed care organizations by extending to such organizations the discounts offered under fee-for-service Medicaid plans.
Requires the state contract with a Medicaid managed care organization to require that payment for covered outpatient drugs dispensed to Medicaid-eligible individuals enrolled with the organization be subject to the same rebate as the state is subject to.
Requires also that capitation rates paid to the organization be: (1) based on actual cost experience related to rebates; and (2) subject to the federal regulations requiring actuarially sound rates.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 9, 2009 to Jul 15, 2009; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Mar 9, 2009 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Mar 9, 2009 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Mar 9, 2009 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Mar 25, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Jun 1, 2009 | |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Jun 9, 2009 | |
| D-WI | Russell D. Feingold | Jun 15, 2009 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Jul 9, 2009 | |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Jul 15, 2009 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Mar 9, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 9, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Mar 9, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2911-2912)
- Mar 9, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2911)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2911Text printed S2912 | Jeff Bingaman D-NM (text) | Mar 9, 2009 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 904 | Medicaid Prescription Drug Rebate Equalization Act of 2009 | Related bill | Feb 9, 2009 |
| S 1808 | Control Spending Now Act | Related bill | Oct 20, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to reduce the costs of prescription drugs for enrollees of Medicaid managed care organizations by extending the discounts offered under fee-for-service Medicaid to such organizations.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Drug Rebate Equalization Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 9, 2009Introduced in Senate
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