3004

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Amendment Number
3004
Purpose
To ensure that any savings associated with legislation that authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to use the collective purchasing power of 40,000,000 Medicare beneficiaries to negotiate the best possible prices for prescription drugs provided through part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act in fallback plans, by private drug plans (if asked) and in other circumstances, but not permitting a uniform formulary or price setting, is reserved for deficit reduction of to improve the Medicare drug benefit.
Congress
109
Type
SAMDT
Latest Action Date
Mar 15, 2006
Latest Action Text
Amendment SA 3004 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 44. Record Vote Number: 50.
Proposed Date
Mar 15, 2006
Submitted Date
Mar 13, 2006
Chamber
Senate
Update Date
Mar 30, 2018
Amendment 3004 — Informed