US SB691 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Introduced on March 7 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 7 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Expands eligibility for certain premium subsidies for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Specifically, the bill raises the maximum allowable income for beneficiaries to qualify from 135% to 200% of the federal poverty line.
Title
Medicare Extra Rx HELP Act of 2019 Medicare Extra Rx Higher Eligibility Limits in Part D Act of 2019
Sponsors
Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] | Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] |
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV] | Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-03-07 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Same As/Similar To
HB4583 (Same As) 2019-10-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/691/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s691/BILLS-116s691is.pdf |