Lowering Drug Costs for Seniors Act of 2020
This bill modifies and establishes certain requirements under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Specifically, the bill lowers the annual out-of-pocket spending threshold for 2021, and requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to issue payments to beneficiaries who exceed a modified 2020 threshold, as specified.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-30 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House committee actions |
| 2020-07-30 | 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 |
| 2020-07-30 | 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 |
| 2020-07-30 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |