US SB408 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on February 28 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-02-28 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1016-1017)
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 28 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-02-28 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1016-1017)
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2013 - 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 2013
Sponsors
| Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] | Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI] | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2013-02-28 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1016-1017) |
| 2013-02-28 | Senate | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1015-1016) |
Same As/Similar To
HB928 (Related) 2013-03-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/408/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s408/BILLS-113s408is.pdf |
