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2/7/2008--Introduced.<br/>Medicare Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 2008 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) limit Medicare part D prescription drug plan (PDP) cost increases to the Social Security cost-of-living increase; and (2) direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate with pharmaceutical manufacturers the prices that may be charged to PDP sponsors and MedicareAdvantage (MA) organizations for covered part D drugs for part D eligible individuals who are enrolled under a PDP or under an MA-Prescription Drug (MA-PD) plan.

1203310800 2008-02-18 Fri Nov 07 05:01:42 -0600 2008 introduced 49039 'act':5 '2008':7 'drug':3 'afford':4 'medicar':1 'prescript':2 59149 false short introduced 49039 'd':4 'act':12 'cost':19,36 'drug':26,54 'live':38 'part':3 'titl':6 'amend':2 'human':48 'limit':14 'lower':52 'price':55 'secur':11,34 'xviii':7 'adjust':39 'behalf':57 'direct':42 'health':46 'negoti':51 'servic':49 'social':10,33 'increas':16 'medicar':24,59 'premium':18 'program':27 'prescript':25,53 'secretari':44 'beneficiari':21,60 'cost-of-liv':35 57106 false official action 49039 1203310800 Mon Feb 18 00:00:00 -0600 2008 175192 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. W000314 1961-01-02 5692 2241 Rayburn House Office Building http://wexler.house.gov/email.shtml 19 202-225-5974 Robert 'd':4 'fl':5 '-19':6 'rep':1 'robert':2,7,9 'wexler':3,8,10 M 400430 Wexler Robert_Wexler Rep. Robert Wexler [D, FL-19] 2025 N00002905 8130 Democrat 202-225-3001 Jewish FL Robert Wexler 4.38888888888889 http://wexler.house.gov/ CongressmanWexler action 49039 1203310800 Mon Feb 18 00:00:00 -0600 2008 175192 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. introduced 49039 1202360400 Thu Feb 07 00:00:00 -0600 2008 144748 action 49039 1202360400 Thu Feb 07 00:00:00 -0600 2008 144749 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. action 49039 1202360400 Thu Feb 07 00:00:00 -0600 2008 144750 Referred to House Energy and Commerce action 49039 1202360400 Thu Feb 07 00:00:00 -0600 2008 154598 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. action 49039 1202360400 Thu Feb 07 00:00:00 -0600 2008 144751 Referred to House Ways and Means