US Congress House Bill 4669 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on October 11 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-10-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Provides for an alternative process by which the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) may automatically enroll certain individuals who are eligible for low-income subsidies under the Medicare prescription drug benefit in prescription drug plans. Specifically, the CMS may use a process that actively matches such individuals with prescription drug plans based on the individual's needs in relation to certain factors (e.g., formularies), rather than the current random assignment process.

Maximizing Drug Coverage for Low-Income Seniors Act of 2019

Rep. Haley Stevens [D-MI]

Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT]

Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]

Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-10-14	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2019-10-11	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.
2019-10-11	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.
2019-10-11	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2019-10-11	House	Introduced in House

HB3 (Related) 2020-09-08 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 521.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4669/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4669/BILLS-116hr4669ih.pdf