HR 4437
108th Congress
House
Health
Coinsurance
Drugs
Finance and Financial Sector
Health insurance
Health maintenance organizations
Insurance premiums
Managed care
Medicaid
Medical economics
Medicare
Prescription pricing
Social Welfare
Supplemental security income program
Welfare recipients
Medicare Prescription Drug Low-Income Assistance Act of 2004
Introduced: May 20, 2004
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 7, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 27, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 20, 2004
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.
May 20, 2004
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Medicare Prescription Drug Low-Income Assistance Act of 2004 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide for the automatic enrollment of beneficiaries under SSA title XIX (Medicaid) in the interim prescription drug discount program and the transitional assistance program, making them eligible for the $600 per year in low-income discount card assistance without requiring a separate enrollment process. Provides for automatic enrollment for MSP beneficiaries under the permanent Medicare part D prescription drug coverage program.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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