HR 4669
116th Congress
House
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Medicare
Prescription drugs
Maximizing Drug Coverage for Low-Income Seniors Act of 2019
Introduced: October 11, 2019
Introduced by:
Stevens, Haley M.
Democratic
· Michigan
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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 14, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 11, 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 11, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 11, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Maximizing Drug Coverage for Low-Income Seniors Act of 2019
This bill provides for an alternative process by which the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) may automatically enroll certain individuals who are eligible for low-income subsidies under the Medicare prescription drug benefit in prescription drug plans. Specifically, the CMS may use a process that actively matches such individuals with prescription drug plans based on the individual's needs in relation to certain factors (e.g., formularies), rather than the current random assignment process.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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