S. 475 · 116th Congress
Reducing Existing Costs Associated with Pharmaceuticals for Seniors Act of 2019
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Ron Wyden
- Introduced
- 2019-02-13
- Latest action
- 2019-02-13 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Reducing Existing Costs Associated with Pharmaceuticals for Seniors Act of 2019 or the RxCAP Act of 2019
This bill eliminates beneficiary cost-sharing above the Medicare prescription drug benefit's annual out-of-pocket threshold beginning in plan year 2020. Under current law, the Medicare prescription drug benefit provides coverage above that threshold only with cost-sharing in the form of either copayment or coinsurance.