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Medicare Drug and Service Coverage Act of 2002

Introduced: January 24, 2002 See on congress.gov
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Feb 4, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 24, 2002
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 24, 2002
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Medicare Drug and Service Coverage Act of 2002 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to add a new part D (Outpatient Prescription Drug Benefit Program), a voluntary prescription drug benefit program to provide eligible enrollees covered outpatient prescription drugs, covered medication preparation services, and covered medication therapy management services. Requires such an enrollee to be entitled to hospital insurance benefits under Medicare part A (Hospital Insurance) and enrolled in Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance).

Establishes within the Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund the Prescription Drug Benefit Insurance Account for the payment of benefits under the program.

Makes program enrollees responsible for a $250 annual deductible and a co-payment for services for which payment may be made under the program.

Establishes a Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Advisory Commission. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, with the Commission's advice, to: (1) determine and promulgate a coinsurance amount that qualified beneficiaries pay with benefits covered under this program for the next calendar year; and (2) determine and promulgate a monthly premium.

What's happening now February 4, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Republican 1
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jun 13, 2002
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 23, 2002
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Apr 29, 2002
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Apr 23, 2002
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 5, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3626: Medicare Drug and Service Coverage Act of 2002. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3626/
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