US SB330 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: Introduced on January 27 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-01-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S895-896)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 27 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-01-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S895-896)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2009 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for: (1) establishment of one or more Medicare operated prescription drug plan options; and (2) an appeals process for denials of benefits under a Medicare operated prescription drug plan.
Title
Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2009
Sponsors
| Sen. Daniel Akaka [D-HI] | Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA] | Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] |
| Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-01-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S895-896) | |
| 2009-01-27 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S894-895) |
Same As/Similar To
HB684 (Same As) 2009-01-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/330/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s330/BILLS-111s330is.pdf |
