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HR 928 113th Congress House

Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2013

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

Introduced: December 12, 2013 Introduced by: Schakowsky, Janice D. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Health Administrative remediesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesMedicarePrescription drugs
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Mar 7, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 1, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 28, 2013
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.
Feb 28, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 7, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2013 - 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
  • S 408 Related bill Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2013
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3
D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Dec 12, 2013
Shea-Porter, Carol
· Jun 4, 2013
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Mar 5, 2013
FARR, SAM
· Feb 28, 2013
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Feb 28, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 928: Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-928/
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"H.R. 928: Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-928/.
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