Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2019
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Oct 31, 2019)
Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2019
This bill establishes several requirements for prescription drug plans under the Medicare prescription drug benefit.
Specifically, the bill requires prescription drug plans to allow any pharmacy located in a health professional shortage area, a medically underserved area, or a rural area to be included as an in-network pharmacy if the plan already has other in-network pharmacies in the same area.
The bill also establishes certain standards for prescription drug plans regarding pharmacy reimbursements and related disclosures. Among other things, the bill prohibits prescription drug plans from reimbursing a pharmacy in an amount that is less than the amount the pharmacy benefits manager (PBM) reimburses an affiliated pharmacy (i.e., a pharmacy that has a shared ownership interest with the PBM) for the same services.
What just happenedNov 1, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseOct 31, 2019
- Nov 1, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Oct 31, 2019IntroReferralH11100
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.
Ways and Means Committee - Oct 31, 2019IntroReferralH11100
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.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Oct 31, 2019IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Oct 31, 2019IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House