HR 4648
105th Congress
House
Health
Administrative procedure
Department of Health and Human Services
Drugs
Federal preemption
Government Operations and Politics
Health insurance
Health maintenance organizations
Law
Managed care
Medicare
Medicare managed care
Social Welfare
Standards
State laws
To clarify the non-preemption of State prescription drug benefit laws in connection with Medicare+Choice plans.
Introduced: September 26, 1998
Introduced by:
Neal, Richard E.
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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Sep 30, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Sep 26, 1998
Referred to House Commerce
Sep 26, 1998
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, 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.
Sep 26, 1998
Referred to House Ways and Means
Sep 26, 1998
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Provides that nothing under part C (Medicare+Choice) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act shall be construed to supersede any State law that requires the coverage of prescription drugs or any regulation that carries out such a law.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
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