H.R. 7877 · 116th Congress
Lowering Drug Costs for Seniors Act of 2020
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This bill modifies and establishes certain requirements under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Specifically, the bill lowers the annual out-of-pocket spending threshold for 2021, and requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to issue payments to beneficiaries who exceed a modified 2020 threshold, as specified.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 30, 2020
Lowering Drug Costs for Seniors Act of 2020
This bill modifies and establishes certain requirements under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Specifically, the bill lowers the annual out-of-pocket spending threshold for 2021, and requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to issue payments to beneficiaries who exceed a modified 2020 threshold, as specified.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Lowering Drug Costs for Seniors Act of 2020
Latest action (Jul 30, 2020): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 30, 2020
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.