Seniors Prescription Drug Relief Act of 2019

United States116th CongressS-2911Senate
Updated: Nov 20, 2019

Summary

Seniors Prescription Drug Relief Act of 2019 This bill allows beneficiaries whose monthly costs under the Medicare prescription drug benefit equal or exceed a significant percentage of the annual out-of-pocket spending threshold to pay down such costs in installments over the course of the remaining plan year. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must determine what constitutes a significant percentage; however, such percentage must be between 50% and 100%.

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Timeline

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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