HR 4628
116th Congress
House
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Medicare
Prescription drugs
Better Tools to Lower Costs Act of 2019
Introduced: October 8, 2019
Introduced by:
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Democratic
· Pennsylvania
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 9, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 8, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 8, 2019
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.
Oct 8, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Better Tools to Lower Costs Act of 2019
This bill allows beneficiaries to qualify for low-income subsidies under the Medicare prescription drug benefit without having to meet certain resource requirements.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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