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HR 3152 IH

To amend titles XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure that low-income beneficiaries have improved access to prescription drugs under the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

July 9, 2009

Mr. HOLT (for himself and Mr. DOGGETT) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

To amend titles XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure that low-income beneficiaries have improved access to prescription drugs under the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Helping Seniors Choose their Medicare Drug Plan Act'.

SEC. 2. BENEFICIARY-CENTERED ASSIGNMENT UNDER MEDICARE PART D PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLANS.

(a) In General- Section 1860D-1(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-101(b)(1)) is amended--

(1) in the second sentence of subparagraph (C), by striking `on a random basis among all such plans' and inserting `, subject to subparagraph (D), in the most appropriate plan for such individual'; and

(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

`(D) BENEFICIARY CENTERED ASSIGNMENT- In the case of any default enrollment under subparagraph (C), a part D eligible individual described in such subparagraph shall be enrolled in a prescription drug plan based on guidelines established by the Secretary that account for the individual's previous prescription drug utilization.'.

(b) Effective Date- The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to enrollments effected on or after November 15, 2010.

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