US Congress Senate Bill 1999 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on June 27 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to establish a 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). Such coverage must provide 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.

Improving Low Income Access to Prescription Drugs Act of 2019

Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]

Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-06-27	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

HB3029 (Related) 2019-06-04 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
SB2543 (Related) 2019-09-25 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 225.
HB19 (Related) 2019-12-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
SB3129 (Related) 2019-12-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB4199 (Related) 2020-07-02 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4228)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1999/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1999/BILLS-116s1999is.pdf