Ways and Means Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
This bill mandates the Secretary of Health and Human Services to submit regular reports to Congress regarding the option for Medicare Part D enrollees to pay prescription drug cost-sharing in monthly capped amounts. These reports are required quarterly for the first year, then annually until March 31, 2031, providing continuous oversight of this payment flexibility. Each report must detail the number of Medicare Part D enrollees who have utilized this election, including breakdowns by geographic region and plan type. It also requires an estimate of enrollees who did not make this election but likely would have benefited , alongside a description of efforts to implement a point-of-sale election mechanism for covered Part D drugs. Furthermore, the Secretary must outline all methods used to facilitate elections, such as the Medicare.gov website and the Medicare & You handbook, and describe comprehensive outreach efforts to various stakeholders, including provider associations and patient advocacy groups, to ensure broad awareness of this important payment option.
Increasing Medication Access for Seniors Act of 2024
Introduced in House
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.
Increasing Medication Access for Seniors Act of 2024
Introduced in House
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.
Health
Increasing Medication Access for Seniors Act of 2025
USA119th CongressHR-6401| House
| Updated: 12/3/2025
This bill mandates the Secretary of Health and Human Services to submit regular reports to Congress regarding the option for Medicare Part D enrollees to pay prescription drug cost-sharing in monthly capped amounts. These reports are required quarterly for the first year, then annually until March 31, 2031, providing continuous oversight of this payment flexibility. Each report must detail the number of Medicare Part D enrollees who have utilized this election, including breakdowns by geographic region and plan type. It also requires an estimate of enrollees who did not make this election but likely would have benefited , alongside a description of efforts to implement a point-of-sale election mechanism for covered Part D drugs. Furthermore, the Secretary must outline all methods used to facilitate elections, such as the Medicare.gov website and the Medicare & You handbook, and describe comprehensive outreach efforts to various stakeholders, including provider associations and patient advocacy groups, to ensure broad awareness of this important payment option.
Increasing Medication Access for Seniors Act of 2024
Introduced in House
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.
Increasing Medication Access for Seniors Act of 2024
Introduced in House
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.