HR 1277 · 110th Congress · Health

Medicare Prescription Drug Benefits Gap Elimination Act of 2007

Introduced 2007-03-01· Sponsored by Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2007-03-07)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Medicare Prescription Drug Benefits Gap Elimination Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to study and report to Congress on how to eliminate the gap in benefits for covered part D drugs under the Medicare prescription drug program under Medicare part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII of the Social Security Act after a part D eligible individual's costs exceed the initial coverage limit, and before the individual obtains protection against high out-of-pocket expenditures.…

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Cosponsors (9)

8 Democrats1 Republican