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H.R.5675: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require prescription drug plan sponsors under the Medicare program to establish drug management programs for at-risk beneficiaries.
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress
- This bill is primarily about health
- Introduced May 3, 2018
- Latest Major Action June 12, 2018
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
6 (2 Democrats, 4 Republicans)
Bill Versions
- Reported in House - June 12, 2018
- Introduced in House - May 3, 2018
Bill Summary
This bill requires Medicare prescription drug plan (PDP) sponsors, for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, to establish drug management programs for at-risk beneficiaries. Current law authorizes, but does not require, PDP sponsors to establish such programs.
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
Date | Description |
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June 12, 2018 |
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 577.
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June 12, 2018 |
Committee on Ways and Means discharged. |
June 12, 2018 |
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-743, Part I.
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May 16, 2018 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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May 9, 2018 |
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
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May 9, 2018 |
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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May 3, 2018 |
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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May 3, 2018 |
Introduced in the House by Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.) |