US Congress Senate Bill 1884 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: Introduced on July 29 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-07-29 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6139-6140)
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2015

Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]	Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]
Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Sen. Angus King [I-ME]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-07-29	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6139-6140)

HB3261 (Related) 2015-08-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1884/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1884/BILLS-114s1884is.pdf