A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to allow States to provide coverage under medicaid for the costs of prescription drugs for qualified medicare beneficiaries, and for other purposes.
Prescription Drug Purchasing Assistance for Older Americans Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to give States the option of extending their Medicaid prescription drug program to certain low-income Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act) beneficiaries. Permits States which elect to make such an extension to charge a premium or co-payment to those beneficiaries with incomes exceeding that of a qualified Medicare beneficiary. Limits such charge to five percent of the individual's gross income.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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