H.R. 6800: Medicare Drugs for Seniors (MEDS) Act of 2008
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H.R. 6800: Medicare Drugs for Seniors (MEDS) Act of 2008
110th Congress · introduced 2008-08-01 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2008-08-01 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Medicare Drugs for Seniors (MEDS) Act of 2008
Plain summary
Medicare Drugs for Seniors (MEDS) Act of 2008 -Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to replace the current part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) program, adopted by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003, with a revised prescription drug benefit program under a new part D (Prescription Medicine Benefit for the Aged and Disabled) for all Medicare beneficiaries. Provides for reductions in the price of prescription drugs for Medicare beneficiaries. Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to: (1) revise requirements with respect to the commercial and personal importation of prescription drugs and the disposition of certain drugs denied admission; and (2) prescribe requirements with respect to Internet sales of prescription drugs. Provides that if any federal agency or any non-profit entity undertakes federally funded health care research and development, and is to convey or provide a patent or other exclusive right to use such research and development for a drug or other health care technology, such agency or entity shall not make such conveyance or provide such patent or other right until the recipient first agrees to a reasonable pricing agreement with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, or the Secretary determines that the public interest is served by a waiver of the reasonable pricing agreement. Sets forth Medigap transition requirements.
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Official text
Medicare Drugs for Seniors (MEDS) Act of 2008
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] · 20 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), André Carson (D-IN), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110hr6800.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/hr>
Record fed-us-cong110-hr6800 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110