US Congress Senate Bill 547 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: Introduced on March 9 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-03-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2911)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Drug Rebate Equalization Act of 2009

Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D-NM]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. Russell Feingold [D-WI]
Sen. John Kerry [D-MA]	Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI]	Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]	Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-03-09		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2911)
2009-03-09		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2911-2912)

HB904 (Related) 2009-02-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
SB1808 (Related) 2009-10-20 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/547/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s547/BILLS-111s547is.pdf