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Medicare Outpatient Prescription Drug Coverage Act of 2001

Introduced: January 31, 2001 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 14, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 15, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 31, 2001
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.
Jan 31, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Medicare Outpatient Prescription Drug Coverage Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) provide for coverage of certain outpatient prescription drugs and biologicals; (2) outline payment rules; (3) establish an enforcement mechanism governing participating pharmacies dispensing covered outpatient prescription drugs and biologicals, providing for civil money penalties in appropriate cases; (4) prohibit payment from being made under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) for any expense incurred for a covered outpatient drug or biological dispensed in excess of a certain quantity, generally a 30-day supply; and (5) direct the Director of the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment (sic) to provide for appointment of a Prescription Drug Payment Review Commission.
What's happening now March 14, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 339: Medicare Outpatient Prescription Drug Coverage Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-339/
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"H.R. 339: Medicare Outpatient Prescription Drug Coverage Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-339/.
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H.R. 339, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-339/.
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