# 116-hr-6649: Lower Drug Costs for Seniors During COVID-19 Act of 2020

116-hr-6649, Lower Drug Costs for Seniors During COVID-19 Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL); status Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6649
- Congress: 116
- Title: Lower Drug Costs for Seniors During COVID-19 Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced: 2020-05-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Lower Drug Costs for Seniors During COVID-19 Act of 2020 This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to establish a process for prescription drug plans under Medicare and Medicare Advantage to allow enrollees to make coinsurance payments in periodic installments, if the enrollee chooses to obtain the entire prescribed supply of a covered drug in a single fill. Current law allows an enrollee, during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), to obtain the entire prescribed supply of a covered drug in a single fill or refill, up to a 90-day supply.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-6649 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6649)

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- [116-hr-8313: Philippine Human Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8313)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6649 (as of 2025-11-18).