Helping Fill the Medicare Rx Gap Act of 2007

Summary

Helping Fill the Medicare Rx Gap Act of 2007 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA), with respect to the annual out of pocket threshold, to count costs incurred in providing prescription drugs by the Indian Health Service, a federally-qualified health center, an AIDS drug assistance program, certain hospitals, or a pharmaceutical manufacturer patient assistance program. Amends SSA title XI, with respect to criminal penalties for certain illegal remunerations, to exclude from prohibited remunerations (provide safe harbor for) any remuneration paid by a pharmaceutical manufacturer patient assistance program, either in cash or through the distribution or donation of covered Part D drugs, to an individual enrolled in a Part D plan or a Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug (MA-PD) plan under SSA title XVIII part C.

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Timeline

1. 26 April 2007

   Introduced

   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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2. 26 April 2007

   Introduced

   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.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 26 April 2007

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 26 April 2007

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 30 April 2007

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

6. 2 May 2007

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 26 April 2007 · Download file

Documents

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Sponsors

• Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Ferguson, Mike [R-NJ-7] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23] · D · Sponsor
• Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] · D · Cosponsor
• · hswm00 · Standing
• · hsif00 · Standing

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