S 2342
114th Congress
Senate
Health
Medicaid
Medicare
Prescription drugs
U.S. territories and protectorates
Territories Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Equity Act of 2015
Introduced: December 2, 2015
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 2, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dec 2, 2015
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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 subsidies available to Medicare prescription drug program beneficiaries who reside in Puerto Rico or another U.S. territory. 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 eliminates this process and makes the subsidies available to beneficiaries who reside in a U.S. territory and are otherwise eligible.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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