H.R.1218 - Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement Act Sponsor: David Wu / 110th Congress

H.R.1218 - Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement Act _{Sponsor: David Wu / 110th Congress}

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HR 1218

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110th Congress - To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate for lower prices for Medicare prescription drugs and to eliminate the gap in coverage of Medicare prescription drug benefits, to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs, and for other purposes. hidemore...

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Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement Act

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To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate for lower prices for Medicare prescription drugs and to eliminate the gap in coverage of Medicare prescription drug benefits, to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs, and for other purposes. (by CRS)

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HR 1218 by Navid Khajehnajafi, Jun 29, 2008 (10:36pm)

The predecessor Pharmaceutical Market Access Act of 2003 managed to pass the house on a roll call vote, with the Congressional Budget Office forecasting a $40 billion consumer savings in prescription drug expenditures over 10 years if the act made law. All other versions of the bill failed to make it to a vote.

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