S 1201
111th Congress
Senate
Health
HIV/AIDS
Health facilities and institutions
Indian social and development programs
Medicare
Minority health
Prescription drugs
Helping Fill the Medicare Rx Gap Act of 2009
Introduced: June 8, 2009
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 8, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR H6265)
Jun 8, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6265)
Jun 8, 2009
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Helping Fill the Medicare Rx Gap Act of 2009 - 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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR H6265)
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1