Pharmacy DIR Reform To Reduce Senior Drug Costs Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (May 25, 2021)
Pharmacy DIR Reform To Reduce Senior Drug Costs Act
This bill establishes certain requirements for prescription drug plans and the prices of covered drugs under the Medicare prescription drug benefit.
Specifically, the bill requires price concessions, payments, and fees that are negotiated with a pharmacy to be included in a drug's negotiated price, excluding incentive payments, and for this price to be provided at the point of sale. Additionally, prescription drug plans must report price concessions or incentive payments that are made after payment for covered drugs at the point of sale, including by contracted intermediaries, to the pharmacy at least annually.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must establish standardized pharmacy performance measures with respect to incentive payments and price concessions; such measures must account for all pharmacy types, including specialty pharmacies, and focus on patient health outcomes and other targeted areas.
What just happenedMay 26, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMay 25, 2021
- May 26, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - May 25, 2021IntroReferralH11100
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 - May 25, 2021IntroReferralH11100
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 - May 25, 2021IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- May 25, 2021IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House