U.S. Congress - H.R.5317 Medicare Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 2008
H.R.5317 - Medicare Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 2008
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 prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries. view all titles (2)
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- Short: Medicare Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 2008 as introduced.
- Official: 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 prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries. as introduced.
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Robert Wexler [D-FL] introduced HR 5317: To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit the increase in premium costs...
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