Efficiency in Government Health Care Spending Act

Summary

Efficiency in Government Health Care Spending Act - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as added by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, to repeal the prohibition against the Secretary of Health and Human Services' negotiating with drug manufacturers and pharmacies and Medicare prescription drug plan sponsors concerning the prices of prescription drugs for Medicare beneficiaries.

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Timeline

1. 9 December 2003

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S16133)

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 9 December 2003

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S16133)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 9 December 2003

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 9 December 2003 · Download file

Documents

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Sponsors

• Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
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Related records

• related to → Nursing Home Staffing Act of 2003
• related to → To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act, as added by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, to permit the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into direct negotiations to promote best prices for Medicare beneficiaries.
• related to → To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act, as added by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, to provide for negotiation of fair prices for Medicare prescription drugs.
• related to → Nursing Home Staffing Act of 2003