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Medicare Drug Formulary Protection Act

Introduced: February 8, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Feb 8, 2006
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 8, 2006
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S865-866)
Feb 8, 2006
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Drug Formulary Protection Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit removal of covered part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) drugs from a prescription drug plan formulary, or imposition of a restriction or limitation on the coverage of such a drug, during the plan year: (1) except at the beginning; or (2) for an individual enrollee, from the date of enrollment until December 31 of the immediately succeeding plan year. Specifies exceptions to such prohibition. Requires an annual notice to enrollees of changes in formulary and other restrictions or limitations on coverage.

What's happening now February 8, 2006

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 5102 Related bill Medicare Drug Formulary Protection Act
  • HR 5116 Related bill Choice for America's Seniors Act of 2006
  • HR 5263 Related bill To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the 2006 and 2007 initial enrollment periods for th…
  • S 2665 Related bill Medicare Prescription Drug Simplification Act of 2006
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Feb 8, 2006
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Feb 8, 2006
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Feb 8, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2255: Medicare Drug Formulary Protection Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-2255/
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"S. 2255: Medicare Drug Formulary Protection Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-2255/.
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S. 2255, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-2255/.
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