S. 1347 · 115th Congress
RxCAP Act of 2017
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WydenSponsor5 cosponsors · 5 D
4 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Reducing Existing Costs Associated with Pharmaceuticals for Seniors Act of 2017 or the RxCAP Act of 2017
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jun 13, 2017
Reducing Existing Costs Associated with Pharmaceuticals for Seniors Act of 2017 or the RxCAP Act of 2017
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: RxCAP Act of 2017
Also known as: Reducing Existing Costs Associated with Pharmaceuticals for Seniors Act of 2017
Latest action (Jun 13, 2017): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Policy area: Health · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jun 13, 2017
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.