S.Amdt. 3806

SA 3806. Mr. NELSON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in division B, insert the
following:

united states government accountability office recommendations for
lowering prescription drug costs for state medicaid programs, medicare
beneficiaries, and low-income, non-elderly individuals who would be
eligible for medicaid if their state of residence expanded its medicaid
program to provide coverage to individuals with incomes of up to 133
percent of the federal poverty level

Sec. ___. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States
shall submit to Congress a report providing recommendations
for lowering prescription drug costs for--
(1) State Medicaid programs under title XIX of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.);
(2) individuals who--
(A) are described in section 1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(VIII) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A)(i)(VIII)); and
(B) do not have access to affordable, comprehensive
prescription drug coverage because they reside in a State
that has elected not to provide medical assistance under the
State Medicaid program to individuals described in such
section; and
(3) individuals who are enrolled in the Medicare program
under any part of title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395 et seq.).
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