US Congress House Bill 904 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 23-2)
Status: Introduced on February 4 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-02-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Medicaid Prescription Drug Rebate Equalization Act of 2009 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to reduce the costs of prescription drugs for enrollees of Medicaid managed care organizations by extending to such organizations the discounts offered under fee-for-service Medicaid plans. Requires the state contract with a Medicaid managed care organization to require that payment for covered outpatient drugs dispensed to Medicaid-eligible individuals enrolled with the organization be subject to the same rebate as the state is subject to. Requires also that capitation rates paid to the organization be: (1) based on actual cost experience related to rebates; and (2) subject to the federal regulations requiring actuarially sound rates.

Medicaid Prescription Drug Rebate Equalization Act of 2009

Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]	Rep. Kathleen Dahlkemper [D-PA]	Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart [R-FL]
Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Chaka Fattah [D-PA]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Tim Holden [D-PA]	Rep. Jay Inslee [D-WA]	Rep. Patrick Kennedy [D-RI]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]
Rep. Kendrick Meek [D-FL]	Rep. Dennis Moore [D-KS]	Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]	Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]
Rep. Todd Platts [R-PA]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Bart Stupak [D-MI]	Rep. Harry Teague [D-NM]	Rep. Charles Wilson [D-OH]
Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-02-09		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2009-02-04		Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

SB547 (Related) 2009-03-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2911)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/904/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr904/BILLS-111hr904ih.pdf