Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement

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Bills introduced in the House: HR 4231. A bill to amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate and disclose lowest possible prices for prescription drugs for Medicare beneficiaries. Introduced May 10 by Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA), referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means. HR 4336. A bill to amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit the operation of the Medicare comparative cost adjustment program in the District of Columbia. Introduced May 11 by Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means. HR 4357. A bill to amend titles XVIII of the Social Security Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide access to Medicare benefits for individuals ages 55 to 65, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a refundable and advanceable credit against income tax for payment of such premiums. Introduced May 12 by Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA), referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Bills introduced in the Senate: S 2413. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the automatic enrollment of Medicaid beneficiaries for prescription drug benefits under part D of such title. Introduced May 12 by Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), referred to the Committee on Finance.
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