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 See on congress.gov

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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

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now September 30, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

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Committees of jurisdiction 3

Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
Health and Environment Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Energy and Commerce Committee
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 2

Markey, Edward J.

Massachusetts · Oct 9, 1998

McGovern, James P.

Massachusetts · Sep 26, 1998

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4648: To clarify the non-preemption of State prescription drug benefit laws in connection with Medicare+Choice plans.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4648/

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