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HR 4163 114th Congress House Health Health care coverage and access Medicaid Medicare Prescription drugs U.S. territories and protectorates

Territories Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Equity Act of 2015

Introduced: December 2, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Dec 4, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 2, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 2, 2015
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.
Dec 2, 2015
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Territories Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Equity Act of 2015

This bill amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to make certain income-based subsidies available to Medicare prescription drug program beneficiaries who reside in Puerto Rico or another U.S. territory and are otherwise eligible.

Current law makes such beneficiaries ineligible for premium and cost-sharing subsidies, but establishes a process for U.S. territories to apply for financial assistance with respect to the provision of Medicare prescription drugs. The bill retains a process for U.S. territories to apply for such assistance, but alters the formula by which the amount of assistance is calculated. Specifically, the bill phases in modifications to the formula that more closely align how assistance is calculated for U.S. territories with how it is calculated for the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

What's happening now December 4, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1