US HB3261 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: Introduced on July 28 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-08-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 28 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-08-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2015 This bill amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to offer one or more Medicare-operated prescription drug plan options. In doing so, CMS must: (1) negotiate prices with drug manufacturers; (2) establish an appeals process for denials of plan benefits, including the option for external review and determination by an independent entity; and (3) establish and apply a formulary and formulary incentives. In general, a Medicare-operated drug plan must meet the same requirements as apply to any other prescription drug plan.
Title
Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2015
Sponsors
| Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] | Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] | Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA] | Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME] |
| Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY] | Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO] | Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA] | Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT] |
| Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA] | Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] | Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-06 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2015-07-31 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2015-07-28 | House | Referred to House Ways and Means |
| 2015-07-28 | House | Referred to House Energy and Commerce |
| 2015-07-28 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 2015-07-28 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB1884 (Related) 2015-07-29 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6139-6140)
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3261/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr3261/BILLS-114hr3261ih.pdf |
