A bill to amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit the increase in premium costs for beneficiaries under the Medicare prescription drug program to no more than the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment, and to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate lower prescription drug pricess on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries
Contributors: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce; United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means
Publisher: U.S. G.P.O.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Subjects: Older people; Pharmaceutical assistance; Cost control; Law and legislation; Medicare beneficiaries; Services for; United States. Dept. of Health and Human Services; United States
Other titles: Medicare Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 2008.; 110th Congress, 2d Session, H.R. 5317 in the House of Representatives.; To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit the increase in premium costs for beneficiaries under the Medicare prescription drug program to no more than the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment, and to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate lower prescription drug pricess on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries.
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Introduced Feb. 7, 2008; referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and Committee on Ways and Means.