HR 1825 United States House · 117th Congress

Territories Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Equality Act of 2021

Summary

Territories Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Equality Act of 2021 This bill makes certain income-based subsidies under the Medicare prescription drug benefit available to individuals who reside in Puerto Rico or another U.S. territory and are otherwise eligible. Current law makes such individuals ineligible for premium and cost-sharing subsidies, but establishes a process for U.S. territories to apply for financial assistance with respect to the provision of Medicare prescription drugs. The bill retains a process for U.S. territories to apply for such assistance, but alters the formula by which the amount of assistance is calculated. Specifically, the bill phases in modifications to the formula that more closely align how assistance is calculated for U.S. territories with how it is calculated for the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2021

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Introduced Mar 11, 2021 Last action Mar 12, 2021

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Mar 12, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Mar 11, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

lower

Mar 11, 2021

Committee

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.

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Mar 11, 2021

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1 primary · 2 co-sponsors