S 408 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2013

Introduced Feb 28, 2013 Originated Senate Sponsor Richard J. Durbin D-IL

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 28, 2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1016-1017)

Progress

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  1. IntroducedFeb 28, 2013
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2013 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for: (1) establishment of one or more Medicare operated prescription drug plan options; and (2) an appeals process for denials of benefits under a Medicare operated prescription drug plan.

Cosponsors 2

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 28, 2013.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-RIJack ReedOriginalFeb 28, 2013
D-RISheldon WhitehouseOriginalFeb 28, 2013

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 28, 2013Introduced in Senate
  2. Feb 28, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1016-1017)
  3. Feb 28, 2013Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1015-1016)

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 928Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2013Related billMar 7, 2013

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 28, 2013Introduced in Senate

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