United States · Bill · S
S. 560 (112th)
Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2011
Introduced
10 March 2011
Last action
10 March 2011 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1561-1563)
Sponsors
Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
10 January 2026
Summary
Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2011 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for: (1) establishment of one or more Medicare operated prescription drug plan options; and (2) an appeals process for denials of benefits under a Medicare operated prescription drug plan.
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Timeline
10 March 2011
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1561-1563)
Source: IntroReferral
10 March 2011
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1561)
Source: IntroReferral
10 March 2011
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 10 March 2011 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] · I · Cosponsor
- Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] · D · Cosponsor
- · ssfi00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/560
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/s/560
- us · 112-s-560 · source updated 10 January 2026