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Part D Equity for Low-Income Seniors Act of 2007

Introduced: April 12, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Apr 12, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4444-4445)
Apr 12, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4442-4444)
Apr 12, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Part D Equity for Low-Income Seniors Act of 2007 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Commissioner of Social Security to provide for an expedited process for the qualification for low-income assistance through a request to the Secretary of the Treasury for tax return and other information.

Increases the alternative resource standard for determination of eligibility for a low-income subsidy for 2008, indexed for inflation for succeeding years.

Requires indexing of deductibles and cost-sharing above the annual out-of-pocket threshold for individuals with income below 150% of the poverty line.

What's happening now April 12, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4444-4445)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · May 13, 2008
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · May 13, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1102: Part D Equity for Low-Income Seniors Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1102/
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"S. 1102: Part D Equity for Low-Income Seniors Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1102/.
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