United States · Bill · S
S. 2652 (108th)
Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2004
Introduced
14 July 2004
Last action
15 July 2004 · Calendars
Status
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 639.
Sponsors
Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
10 February 2026
Summary
Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2004 - 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 direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, for each year beginning with 2006, to: (1) offer one or more Medicare operated prescription drug plans nationally that offer qualified prescription drug coverage and access to negotiated prices, while allowing the plan to offer supplemental prescription drug coverage in the same manner as other qualified prescription drug coverage offered by other prescription drug plans; and (2) enter into negotiations with pharmaceutical manufacturers to reduce the purchase cost of covered Medicare part D drugs for eligible part D individuals, and encourage the use of more affordable therapeutic equivalents. Requires the monthly beneficiary premium charged under such a plan to be uniform nationally. Makes the premium for months in 2006 $35. Bases the premium for months in succeeding years on the average monthly per capita actuarial cost of offering the Medicare operated prescription drug plan for the year involved, including administrative expenses. Allows for adjustment of such premium amount in case of supplemental prescription drug coverage.
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Timeline
14 July 2004
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Source: Calendars
14 July 2004
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8119-8122)
Source: IntroReferral
14 July 2004
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
15 July 2004
Calendars
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 639.
Source: Calendars
Votes
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Versions
- Placed on Calendar Senate · 15 July 2004 · Download file
Documents
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Placed on Calendar Senate (text)
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Placed on Calendar Senate (text)
Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 15 July 2004
Placed on Calendar Senate (PDF)
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 14 July 2004
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Sponsors
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] · D · Sponsor
Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/2652
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/2652
- us · 108-s-2652 · source updated 10 February 2026