US Congress House Bill 2700 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 86-0)
Status: Introduced on June 4 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-06-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prescription Coverage for Now Act of 2009 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Commissioner of Social Security, through certain information requests to the Secretary of the Treasury, to provide for the identification of individuals potentially eligible for low-income subsidies (LIS) and transmit them low-income subsidy applications if they are also part D eligible. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, jointly with the Commissioner, to develop a model, simplified low-income subsidy application and process. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Secretary of the Treasury, upon the Commissioner's request, to disclose tax return information to facilitate identification of individuals likely to be eligible for Medicare prescription drug program low-income subsidies. Entitles low-income subsidy beneficiaries to retroactive reimbursement for previously incurred covered drug costs. Prescribes requirements for enhanced oversight and enforcement relating to such reimbursements. Establishes an asset standard for LIS eligibility for 2011 of $27,500 (or $55,000 in the case of the combined value of the individual's assets or resources and the assets or resources of the individual's spouse), increased in subsequent years by the annual percentage increase in the consumer price index. Exempts retirement benefits from resources under the LIS programs. Increases the income eligibility to 150% of the federal poverty level (FPL) for full benefits and 200% of the FPL for partial benefits under the LIS program. Authorizes indexing of deductible and cost-sharing above the annual out-of-pocket threshold for individuals with incomes below 200% of FPL. Prohibits the treating of LIS premium and cost-sharing subsidies as benefits, or otherwise taking them into account, in determining an individual's eligibility for, or amount of benefits under, any other federal program. Requires individuals eligible for Medicare Savings Programs to be deemed subsidy eligible individuals under LIS. Establishes a special enrollment period for subsidy eligible individuals under LIS.

Prescription Coverage Now Act of 2009

Rep. Gary Ackerman [D-NY]	Rep. Jason Altmire [D-PA]	Rep. Michael Arcuri [D-NY]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]
Rep. Xavier Becerra [D-CA]	Rep. Shelley Berkley [D-NV]	Rep. Howard Berman [D-CA]	Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]
Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]	Rep. Rick Boucher [D-VA]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]
Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]	Rep. James Clyburn [D-SC]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Jerry Costello [D-IL]	Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]	Rep. Artur Davis [D-AL]
Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Rep. Bill Delahunt [D-MA]
Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]	Rep. Chet Edwards [D-TX]	Rep. Chaka Fattah [D-PA]
Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]	Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]	Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]	Rep. Ruben Hinojosa [D-TX]	Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]
Rep. Jay Inslee [D-WA]	Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]	Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]
Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Dale Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick [D-MI]
Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]
Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]
Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]	Rep. Kendrick Meek [D-FL]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]
Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]	Rep. Dennis Moore [D-KS]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Richard Neal [D-MA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Solomon Ortiz [D-TX]	Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]
Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]
Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]
Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]
Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]	Rep. Betty Sutton [D-OH]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Anthony Weiner [D-NY]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Robert Wexler [D-FL]
Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D-CA]	Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-06-08		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2009-06-04		Referred to House Ways and Means
2009-06-04		Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2009-06-04		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.

SB1185 (Related) 2009-06-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6194-6201)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/2700/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr2700/BILLS-111hr2700ih.pdf