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Helping Fill the Medicare Rx Gap Act of 2006

Introduced: July 12, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Jul 12, 2006
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7425-7426)
Jul 12, 2006
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7424-7425)
Jul 12, 2006
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Helping Fill the Medicare Rx Gap Act of 2006 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA), with respect to the annual out of pocket threshold, to count costs incurred in providing prescription drugs by the Indian Health Service, a federally-qualified health center, an AIDS drug assistance program, certain hospitals, or a pharmaceutical manufacturer patient assistance program.

Amends SSA title XI, with respect to criminal penalties for certain illegal remunerations, to exclude from prohibited remunerations (provide safe harbor for) any remuneration paid by a pharmaceutical manufacturer patient assistance program, either in cash or through the distribution or donation of covered Part D drugs, to an individual enrolled in a Part D plan or a Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug (MA-PD) plan under SSA title XVIII part C.

What's happening now July 12, 2006

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7425-7426)

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