Advancing Enrollment and Reducing Drug Costs Act of 2019
This bill specifies that certain Medicaid enrollees automatically qualify for low-income subsidies under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Specifically, the bill automatically qualifies individuals who were enrolled in Medicaid before they turned 65 (as part of Medicaid expansion under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) and whose income is below 200% of the federal poverty line.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-14 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House committee actions |
| 2019-10-11 | IntroReferral | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2019-10-11 | IntroReferral | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2019-10-11 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House committee actions |
| 2019-10-11 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |