US SB560 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: Introduced on March 10 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-03-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1561-1563)
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 10 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-03-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1561-1563)
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2011 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for: (1) establishment of one or more Medicare operated prescription drug plan options; and (2) an appeals process for denials of benefits under a Medicare operated prescription drug plan.
Title
Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2011
Sponsors
| Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] | Sen. Daniel Akaka [D-HI] | Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA] | Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] |
| Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI] | Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-03-10 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1561-1563) |
| 2011-03-10 | Senate | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1561) |
Same As/Similar To
HB999 (Same As) 2011-03-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/560/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s560/BILLS-112s560is.pdf |
