US SB776 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-5)
Status: Introduced on March 18 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 18 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Medication Therapy Management Empowerment Act of 2015 This bill amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to make a targeted beneficiary under the medication therapy management program of a part D eligible individual who has a single chronic disease of cardiovascular disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hyperlipidemia, or diabetes.
Title
Medication Therapy Management Empowerment Act of 2015
Sponsors
| Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS] | Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] | Sen. Mark Kirk [R-IL] | Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] |
| Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL] | Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV] | Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE] | Sen. Al Franken [D-MN] |
| Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI] | Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] | Sen. Heidi Heitkamp [D-ND] | Sen. Kelly Ayotte [R-NH] |
| Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] | Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE] | Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-03-18 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Subjects
Blood and blood diseases
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Drug therapy
Health
Medicare
Prescription drugs
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Drug therapy
Health
Medicare
Prescription drugs
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/776/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s776/BILLS-114s776is.pdf |
