US HB4195 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

US Congress House Bill 4195 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on August 20 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-08-21 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Makes certain income-based subsidies under the Medicare prescription drug benefit available to individuals who reside in Puerto Rico or another U.S. territory and are otherwise eligible. Current law makes such individuals 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 retains a process for U.S. territories to apply for such assistance, but alters the formula by which the amount of assistance is calculated. Specifically, the bill phases in modifications to the formula that more closely align how assistance is calculated for U.S. territories with how it is calculated for the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Title

Territories Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Equality Act of 2019

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-08-21	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2019-08-20	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2019-08-20	House	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.
2019-08-20	House	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.
2019-08-20	House	Introduced in House