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S 330 111th Congress Senate

Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2009

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices under the Medicare program.

Introduced: January 27, 2009 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Health Administrative remediesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesMedicarePrescription drugs
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Jan 27, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S895-896)
Jan 27, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S894-895)
Jan 27, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action January 27, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S895-896)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 684 Identical bill Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Independent 1
D
Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Jul 23, 2009
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jan 27, 2009
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jan 27, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 330: Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-330/
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