S.475: RxCAP Act of 2019

Overview

The RxCAP Act (S.475) would eliminate beneficiary cost-sharing above the Medicare prescription drug benefit’s annual out-of-pocket threshold beginning in 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.

Our Stance

Watching

Priority

Medium

Bill Number

S.475

Date Introduced

February 13, 2019

Committee

Senate Finance Committee

Bill Status

Introduced or Prefiled

Sponsor

Sen. Ron Wyden