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What it is

Bill to cut the pharmacy copay for MUFACE Mutualidad de Funcionarios Civiles del Estado: the mutual society that provides health coverage to civil servants and their retirees. and ISFAS Instituto Social de las Fuerzas Armadas: the mutual society that provides health coverage to military personnel and their retirees. retirees to 10%

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 25 November 2021. 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 de Funcionarios Civiles del Estado and the Instituto Social de las Fuerzas Armadas.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000183· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. The bill would eliminate the 30% copay that retirees and their beneficiaries under MUFACE and ISFAS currently pay, and would match them with the 10% paid by retirees under Social Security.
  2. To do this, it would amend Article 102 of the Medicines Law: MUFACE and ISFAS retirees would pay 10% of the retail price, with the same maximum caps and exemptions as Social Security retirees.
  3. The budget impact of the law would apply to the fiscal year immediately after the law takes effect.
  4. The law would take effect on the day of its publication in the Official State Gazette (Boletín Oficial del Estado).

Who it affects

  • Retirees and beneficiaries of MUFACE (Mutualidad de Funcionarios Civiles del Estado, the civil service mutual society): They would pay 10% of the price of medicines instead of the current 30%.
  • Retirees and beneficiaries of ISFAS (Instituto Social de las Fuerzas Armadas, the armed forces social institute): They would pay 10% of the price of medicines instead of the current 30%.
  • Social Security retirees: No change for them: they already pay 10% and are the benchmark the others would be matched to.

Words worth knowing

Copago (copay)
The share of the price of medicines that the patient pays, with the rest covered by the public health system.
MUFACE
Mutualidad de Funcionarios Civiles del Estado: the mutual society that provides health coverage to civil servants and their retirees.
ISFAS
Instituto Social de las Fuerzas Armadas: the mutual society that provides health coverage to military personnel and their retirees.
PVP
Precio de venta al público: the retail price of the medicine at the pharmacy.
Proposición de ley
A bill introduced by a parliamentary group. It is not an approved law until the full legislative process is complete.

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. Introduced25 November 2021Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted30 November 2021The 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 6 official steps on a timeline
Dec 2021Dec 202211. 25 November 2021: Presentación22. 30 November 2021: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 30/11/2021 hasta 03/12/202133. 30 November 2021: Calificación44. 3 December 2021: Gobierno Contestación desde 03/12/2021 hasta 14/02/202255. 14 February 2022: Pleno Toma en consideración desde 14/02/2022 hasta 30/05/202366. 30 May 2023: Concluido - (Caducado) desde 30/05/2023 hasta 16/06/2023

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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