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What it is

Proposal to cut the pharmacy copay for MUFACE Mutualidad de Funcionarios Civiles del Estado: the mutual society that covers health care for civil servants of the State and their retirees. and ISFAS Instituto Social de las Fuerzas Armadas: the mutual society that covers health care for military personnel and their retirees. retirees

Admitted step 2 of 7 · Unfinished

It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 27 March 2020. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario VOX.

Official title: Private member's bill to eliminate the 30 percent pharmaceutical co-payment for pensioners and their beneficiaries who are enrolled in the Mutualidad General de Funcionarios Civiles del Estado and the Instituto Social de las Fuerzas Armadas.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000050· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. The proposal explains that retirees covered by MUFACE and ISFAS currently pay 30% of the price of their medicines, while retirees under the Social Security system pay 10%. The bill's authors say this creates unequal treatment for people in the same situation, such as retirees, widows and orphans.
  2. The bill would amend Article 102 of the Medicines Law so that retirees from MUFACE, ISFAS and the General Judicial Mutual Society (Mutualidad General Judicial), and their beneficiaries, pay 10% of the retail price of medicines, the same as Social Security retirees.
  3. The new wording also includes monthly caps on what these retirees pay, based on their income, with any excess refunded at most every six months.
  4. If passed, the law would take effect on the day it is published in the Official State Gazette (Boletín Oficial del Estado).

Who it affects

  • Retirees covered by MUFACE and their beneficiaries: They would pay 10% of the price of medicines instead of the current 30%, with caps based on income.
  • Retirees covered by ISFAS and their beneficiaries: They would receive the same treatment as MUFACE retirees.
  • Retirees of the General Judicial Mutual Society (Mutualidad General Judicial): The proposal also includes them in the 10% rate.

Words worth knowing

Copago (copay)
The share of a medicine's price that the patient pays, with the rest covered by the public health system.
MUFACE
Mutualidad de Funcionarios Civiles del Estado: the mutual society that covers health care for civil servants of the State and their retirees.
ISFAS
Instituto Social de las Fuerzas Armadas: the mutual society that covers health care for military personnel and their retirees.
PVP
Precio de venta al público: the retail price of the medicine at the pharmacy.
Proposición de ley (bill)
A text through which a parliamentary group proposes a law. It is not an approved law until it goes through the legislative process and is voted in.

It summarizes the text as it was introduced. It is written by artificial intelligence and may contain mistakes: the official text is what counts. Read the official text · How we make summaries

Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 2 of 7 steps. It reached Admitted, and today it is unfinished.

  1. Introduced27 March 2020Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted7 April 2020The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendmentsnot reachedGroups propose changes.
  4. Committeenot reachedA committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenarynot reachedAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senatenot reachedThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOEnot reachedIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 5 official steps on a timeline
Mar 2020Apr 2020May 202011. 27 March 2020: Presentación22. 7 April 2020: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 07/04/2020 hasta 17/04/202033. 7 April 2020: Calificación44. 17 April 2020: Gobierno Contestación desde 17/04/2020 hasta 02/06/202055. 2 June 2020: Concluido - (Decaído) desde 02/06/2020 hasta 05/06/2020

Was there a plenary vote?

We have no plenary vote linked to this law in the Congreso’s data.

What happens next

What happens now?

The legislature ended before it finished. To go on, someone would have to introduce it again in the new Cortes.

It has not been presented again yet.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

  • The data comes from the open files of the Congreso, the Senate and the BOE, unaltered.
  • Each deputy’s province is the one of their seat on the day of the vote.
  • We only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.

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