RxCAP Act of 2016
Latest action · Apr 27, 2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
- IntroducedApr 27, 2016
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Reducing Existing Costs Associated with Pharmaceuticals for Seniors Act of 2016 or the RxCAP Act of 2016
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to eliminate beneficiary cost-sharing above the Medicare prescription benefit's annual out-of-pocket threshold beginning in plan year 2018. Under current law, the Medicare prescription drug benefit provides coverage above that threshold only with cost-sharing in the form of either copayment or coinsurance.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 27, 2016 to Jun 28, 2016, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Apr 27, 2016 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Apr 27, 2016 |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | Apr 27, 2016 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | May 11, 2016 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | May 11, 2016 | |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | May 23, 2016 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Jun 28, 2016 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 27, 2016Introduced in Senate
- Apr 27, 2016Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 27, 2016Introduced in Senate
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