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6/12/2009--Introduced.Medicare Drug Savings Through Choice Act of 2009 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) offer a Medicare operated prescription drug plan with a service area that consists of the entire United States; (2) negotiate with pharmaceutical manufacturers to reduce the purchase cost of covered Medicare part D drugs; and (3) encourage the use of more affordable therapeutic equivalents. Requires the monthly beneficiary premium charged under such a plan to be uniform nationally. Requires adjustment of such premium amount in case of supplemental prescription drug coverage.

1244779200 2009-06-12 Fri Nov 13 21:19:23 -0600 2009 introduced 58430 'act':6 '2009':8 'drug':2 'save':3 'choic':5 'medicar':1 76133 false short introduced 58430 'act':9 'drug':17,24,29 'oper':15 'plan':18 'titl':3 'amend':2 'deliv':21 'lower':27 'price':30 'secur':8 'xviii':4 'option':19 'provid':11 'social':7 'benefit':25 'meaning':23 'medicar':14,33 'program':34 'prescript':16,28 74583 false official action 58430 1244779200 Fri Jun 12 00:00:00 -0500 2009 199160 Referred to House Ways and Means M001169 1973-08-03 1855 501 Cannon House Office Building http://www.house.gov/formchrismurphy/ic_zip_auth.htm 5 202-225-5933 Christopher 'd':4 '-5':6 'ct':5 'rep':1 'murphi':3,8,10 'christoph':2,7,9 M 412194 Murphy Chris_Murphy S. Rep. Christopher Murphy [D, CT-5] 778 N00027566 6553 Democrat 202-225-4476 CT Chris Christopher Murphy 2.0 http://www.senatedems.state.ct.us/murphy.html C001069 1953-04-06 3781 215 Cannon House Office Building http://courtney.house.gov/email/ 2 202-225-4977 Joe 'd':4 '-2':6 'ct':5 'joe':2,7,9 'rep':1 'courtney':3,8,10 M 412193 Courtney Joe_Courtney Rep. Joe Courtney [D, CT-2] 1856 N00024842 7266 Democrat 202-225-2076 CT Joe Joe Courtney 1.91666666666667 http://courtney.house.gov/ RepCourtney action 58430 1244779200 Fri Jun 12 00:00:00 -0500 2009 199160 Referred to House Ways and Means action 58430 1244779200 Fri Jun 12 00:00:00 -0500 2009 199159 Referred to House Energy and Commerce action 58430 1244779200 Fri Jun 12 00:00:00 -0500 2009 199158 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. introduced 58430 1244779200 Fri Jun 12 00:00:00 -0500 2009 199157