H.R. 4163 · 114th Congress
Territories Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Equity Act of 2015
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PierluisiSponsor8 cosponsors · 7 D, 1 R
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Bordallo
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Territories Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Equity Act of 2015
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Dec 2, 2015
Territories Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Equity Act of 2015
This bill amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to make certain income-based subsidies available to Medicare prescription drug program beneficiaries who reside in Puerto Rico or another U.S. territory and are otherwise eligible.
Current law makes such beneficiaries ineligible for premium and cost-sharing subsidies, but establishes a process for U.S. territories to apply for financial assistance with respect to the provision of Medicare prescription drugs. The bill retains a process for U.S. territories to apply for such assistance, but alters the formula by which the amount of assistance is calculated. Specifically, the bill phases in modifications to the formula that more closely align how assistance is calculated for U.S. territories with how it is calculated for the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Territories Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Equity Act of 2015
Latest action (Dec 4, 2015): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Dec 2, 2015
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.