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S. 2911 116th Congress Senate

Seniors Prescription Drug Relief Act of 2019

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide a monthly out-of-pocket cost sharing maximum for enrollees who incur a significant portion of… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide a monthly out-of-pocket cost sharing maximum for enrollees who incur a significant portion of costs for covered part D drugs towards the annual out-of-pocket threshold during a month.

Introduced: November 20, 2019 Introduced by: Bill Cassidy Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
Health Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of Health and Human ServicesHealth care coverage and accessMedicarePrescription drugs
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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 Latest action November 20, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Seniors Prescription Drug Relief Act of 2019

This bill allows beneficiaries whose monthly costs under the Medicare prescription drug benefit equal or exceed a significant percentage of the annual out-of-pocket spending threshold to pay down such costs in installments over the course of the remaining plan year. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must determine what constitutes a significant percentage; however, such percentage must be between 50% and 100%.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3129 Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2911: Seniors Prescription Drug Relief Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2911/
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"S. 2911: Seniors Prescription Drug Relief Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2911/.
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S. 2911, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2911/.
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[S. 2911: Seniors Prescription Drug Relief Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2911/)
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