Prescription Drug COST (Control Overspending to Save Taxpayers) Containment Act of 2005

H.R. 1382, the Prescription Drug COST Containment Act of 2005, proposed a one-year delay in the implementation of the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit, which was originally scheduled to begin in 2006. Under this bill, the existing Medicare prescription drug discount card program and transitional assistance would have remained in effect through 2006 instead of transitioning to the new benefit structure. Additionally, the bill would have maintained the current Medicaid coverage rules for prescription drugs for an additional year to prevent immediate changes to how those benefits were administered.