United States · Bill · S
S. 1040 (111th)
Seniors' Medication Copayment Reduction Act of 2009
Introduced
14 May 2009
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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14 August 2025
Summary
Seniors' Medication Copayment Reduction Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a demonstration program to test Value-Based Insurance Design methodologies for Medicare beneficiaries with chronic conditions. Defines "Value-Based Insurance Design" as a methodology for identifying specific medications or classes of medications for which, because of their high value and effectiveness when prescribed for particular clinical conditions, copayments or coinsurance should be reduced or eliminated.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 14 May 2009
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Introduced in Senate · EN · 14 May 2009
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 14 May 2009
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/1040
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/1040