HR 684
111th Congress
House
Health
Administrative remedies
Department of Health and Human Services
Medicare
Prescription drugs
Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2009
Introduced: January 26, 2009
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Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 27, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 26, 2009
Introduced in House
Jan 26, 2009
Referred to House Ways and Means
Jan 26, 2009
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.
Jan 26, 2009
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Plain-English summary
Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2009 - 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; and (2) an appeals process for denials of benefits under a Medicare operated prescription drug plan.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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