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Medicare Rx Drug Benefit and Discount Act of 2003

Introduced: March 11, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Mar 24, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 20, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 12, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E431-432)
Mar 11, 2003
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.
Mar 11, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Medicare Rx Drug Benefit and Discount Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to add a new part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) under which each individual who is entitled to benefits under Medicare part A (Hospital Insurance) or eligible to enroll under Medicare part B (Supplemental Medical Insurance) is entitled to obtain qualified prescription drug coverage.

Outlines standard coverage benefit packages. Includes for the standard package a monthly premium of $25, an annual deductible of $100, a coinsurance of 20 percent and an annual out-of-pocket spending limit of $2,000. Directs the Secretary to negotiate fair prices with pharmaceutical manufacturers.

Amends part C (Medicare+Choice) of SSA title XVIII to provide for the availability of prescription medicine benefits under the Medicare+Choice program.

Provides for accelerated generic drug competition under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

What's happening now March 24, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 24
All 24 Democratic 23 Independent 1
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 15, 2003
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 11, 2003
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 11, 2003
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 11, 2003
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Mar 11, 2003
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 11, 2003
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Mar 11, 2003
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Mar 11, 2003
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 11, 2003
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 11, 2003
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 11, 2003
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 11, 2003
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 11, 2003
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 11, 2003
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 11, 2003
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 11, 2003
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Mar 11, 2003
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Mar 11, 2003
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 11, 2003
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 11, 2003
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Mar 11, 2003
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Mar 11, 2003
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Mar 11, 2003
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Mar 11, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1199: Medicare Rx Drug Benefit and Discount Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1199/
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"H.R. 1199: Medicare Rx Drug Benefit and Discount Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1199/.
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