S 3029
116th Congress
Senate
Health
Medicaid
Medicare
Prescription drugs
U.S. territories and protectorates
Territories Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Equity Act of 2019
Introduced: December 12, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 12, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dec 12, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Territories Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Equity Act of 2019
This bill makes certain subsidies under the Medicare prescription drug benefit available to beneficiaries who reside in Puerto Rico or another U.S. territory. Current law makes such beneficiaries ineligible for premium and cost-sharing subsidies, but establishes a process for U.S. territories to apply for financial assistance with respect to the provision of Medicare prescription drugs. The bill eliminates this process and makes the subsidies available to beneficiaries who reside in a U.S. territory and are otherwise eligible.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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