Encouraging all eligible Medicare beneficiaries who have not yet elected to enroll in the new Medicare Part D benefit to review the available options and to determine whether enrollment in a Medicare prescription drug plan best meets their current and future needs for prescription drug coverage.

Bill: 109-hres-802
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-5]
Introduced: 2006-05-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drugs
Finance and Financial Sector
Health insurance
Health maintenance organizations
Managed care
Medicare
Prescription pricing
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: 
Encourages all Medicare beneficiaries who are not yet enrolled in part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) review carefully all of the options available to them; and (2) determine whether enrollment in a Medicare prescription drug plan best meets their current and future needs for prescription drug coverage.

action_date: 2006-05-11
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Encourages all Medicare beneficiaries who are not yet enrolled in part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) review carefully all of the options available to them; and (2) determine whether enrollment in a Medicare prescription drug plan best meets their current and future needs for prescription drug coverage.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-05-11
text: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2006-05-11
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2006-05-11
text: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 406 - 0, 4 Present (Roll no. 146). (text: CR 5/10/2006 H2472-2473)
action_date: 2006-05-11
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 406 - 0, 4 Present (Roll no. 146).(text: CR 5/10/2006 H2472-2473)
action_date: 2006-05-11
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2552)
action_date: 2006-05-10
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed until May 11.
action_date: 2006-05-10
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 802.
action_date: 2006-05-10
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2472-2479)
action_date: 2006-05-10
text: Mr. Deal (GA) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: 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.
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: 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.
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: 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.
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-05-09
text: Introduced in House