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HR 7001 115th Congress House

CAPS for Prescriptions Act

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a combined Medicare part B and D drug out-of-pocket costs limitation.

Introduced: September 28, 2018 See on congress.gov
Health Health care costs and insuranceMedicarePrescription drugs
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Oct 12, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 28, 2018
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.
Sep 28, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 12, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Capped Allowable Payments from Seniors for Prescriptions Act or the CAPS for Prescriptions Act

This bill limits out-of-pocket costs with respect to drugs covered under the Medicare prescription drug benefit or under Medicare medical services.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7001: CAPS for Prescriptions Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7001/
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"H.R. 7001: CAPS for Prescriptions Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7001/.
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H.R. 7001, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7001/.
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