US HB4917 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 23 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-03-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 23 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-03-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require changes in formularies of Medicare part D prescription drug plans to be effective only at the beginning of a plan year. (Thus prohibits mid-year changes.)
Title
To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit mid-year changes in the formularies of Medicare Part D plans.
Sponsors
| Rep. Mark Schauer [D-MI] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-03-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | |
| 2010-03-23 | Referred to House Ways and Means | |
| 2010-03-23 | Referred to House Energy and Commerce | |
| 2010-03-23 | 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. |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/4917/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr4917/BILLS-111hr4917ih.pdf |
