,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ffdi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #a1 #bjbj,ms4   
,schakowsky 7for herself and ,ms4 ,judy 
,chu of ,california7 introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1
 and in addition to the ,committee on   
,ways and ,means1 for a period to be    
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title ,,xviii of   
the ,social ,security ,act to provide   
for cost-spreading for certain fills and
 refills of drugs under part ,d of the  
,medicare program during the ,,covid-#ai
 emergency4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,lower ,drug ,costs
 for ,seniors ,during ,,covid-#ai ,act  
of #bjbj4  #b4 ,providing for           
cost-spreading for certain fills and    
refills of drugs under part ,d of the   
,medicare program during the ,,covid-#ai

 emergency  7a7 ,in general ,section    
#ahfj;,d-#d7;b77#d7 of the ,social      
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#aciew-#ajd7;b77#d77 is amended by      
adding at the end the following new     
subparagraph3  7,c7 ,spreading cost     
sharing ,the ,secretary shall establish 
by guidance or otherwise a process under
 which a prescription drug plan or an   
,,ma-,,pd plan shall1 in the case of a  
part ,d eligible individual that obtains
 in a single fill a total day supply    
7not to exceed a #ij-;day supply7 of a  
covered part ,d drug pursuant to        
subparagraph 7,a71 provide such         
individual with the option to make the  
coinsurance payment required under      
section #ahfj;,d-#b7;b77#b77;,a7 in the 
form of periodic installments during the
 period for which the fill is made4  4  
7b7 ,conforming amendment ,section      
#ahfj;,d-#b7;b77#b77;,a7 of the ,social 
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#aciew-#ajb7;b77#b77;,a77 is amended by 
inserting and section                   

#ahfj;,d-#d7;b77#d77;,c7 after ,subject 
to subparagraphs 7,c7 and 7,d74