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S 1999 116th Congress Senate Health Health care coverage and access Medicare Poverty and welfare assistance Prescription drugs

Improving Low Income Access to Prescription Drugs Act of 2019

Introduced: June 27, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Jun 27, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 27, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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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.

What's happening now June 27, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 5
  • HR 19 Related bill Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019
  • S 2543 Related bill Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019
  • S 3129 Related bill Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019
  • S 4199 Related bill Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2020
  • HR 3029 Related bill Improving Low-Income Access to Prescription Drugs Act of 2019
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Jun 27, 2019
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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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"S. 1999: Improving Low Income Access to Prescription Drugs Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1999/.
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S. 1999, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1999/.
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