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Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2007

Introduced: October 23, 2007 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Oct 23, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13264-13265)
Oct 23, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13263-13264)
Oct 23, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2007 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for: (1) establishment of one or more Medicare operated prescription drug plan options; (2) an appeals process for denials of benefits under a Medicare operated prescription drug plan; and (3) pharmacy payments under such a plan.

What's happening now October 23, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13264-13265)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3932 Identical bill Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2007
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Independent 1
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jan 30, 2008
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Oct 31, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2219: Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2219/
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