S. 2911 · 116th Congress
Seniors Prescription Drug Relief Act of 2019
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This bill allows beneficiaries whose monthly costs under the Medicare prescription drug benefit equal or exceed a significant percentage of the annual out-of-pocket spending threshold to pay down such costs in installments over the course of the remaining plan year.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Nov 20, 2019
Seniors Prescription Drug Relief Act of 2019
This bill allows beneficiaries whose monthly costs under the Medicare prescription drug benefit equal or exceed a significant percentage of the annual out-of-pocket spending threshold to pay down such costs in installments over the course of the remaining plan year. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must determine what constitutes a significant percentage; however, such percentage must be between 50% and 100%.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Seniors Prescription Drug Relief Act of 2019
Latest action (Nov 20, 2019): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Policy area: Health · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Nov 20, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.