Improving Low Income Access to Prescription Drugs Act of 2019
Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide transitional coverage and retroactive Medicare part D coverage for certain low-income beneficiaries.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Improving Low-Income Access to Prescription Drugs Act of 2019
This bill provides statutory authority for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services transition program under the Medicare prescription drug benefit for limited-income, newly eligible individuals (i.e., individuals who are eligible for subsidies and have not yet enrolled in, or whose coverage has not yet taken effect under, a Medicare or Medicare Advantage prescription drug plan). The program's coverage provides immediate access to covered drugs at the point of sale as soon as the individual becomes eligible for subsidies; coverage also applies retroactively for dual eligible individuals and for individuals who receive benefits under the Supplemental Security Income program.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1999: Improving Low Income Access to Prescription Drugs Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1999/
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