Drug Benefits for the Aged Act

Summary

Drug Benefits for the Aged Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish: (1) a Drug Benefit Program for the Aged to pay for prescription drugs from participating pharmacies; (2) a Drug Benefits List; (3) a Drug Benefits Council to advise the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare on matters relating to this Act; and (4) penalties for abuses of the benefits program.

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Timeline

1. 1 August 1978

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 1 August 1978

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 1 August 1978

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 1 August 1978

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Gaydos, Joseph M. [D-PA-20] · D · Sponsor
• · hsif00 · Standing

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