US HB1392 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
March 10 2009 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to the use of average sales price methodology for calculating payments for drugs and biologicals under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance). Excludes from the manufacturer's average sales price when calculating such payments any customary prompt pay discounts extended to wholesalers.
Title
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure more appropriate payment amounts for drugs and biologicals under part B of the Medicare Program by excluding customary prompt pay discounts extended to wholesalers from the manufacturer's average sales price.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-03-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | |
| 2009-03-09 | Referred to House Ways and Means | |
| 2009-03-09 | Referred to House Energy and Commerce | |
| 2009-03-09 | 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. |
Same As/Similar To
SB1221 (Same As) 2009-06-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6384)
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HN01392:@@@L&summ2=m& |
| Text | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-111hr1392ih/pdf/BILLS-111hr1392ih.pdf |
