US Congress House Bill 2298 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Introduced on May 13 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-06-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Medicare Patient Safety and Drug Abuse Prevention Act Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to authorize a prescription drug plan (PDP) sponsor to establish a drug management program for at-risk beneficiaries. Requires a PDP sponsor, with respect to covered part D drugs, to have in place, directly or through appropriate arrangements, a utilization management tool designed to prevent: (1) the abuse of frequently abused drugs by individuals, and (2) the diversion of such drugs at pharmacies. Directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to authorize Medicare drug integrity contractors (MEDICs) to accept directly an individual's prescription and necessary medical records from pharmacies, PDPs, and physicians in order for MEDICs to provide information relevant to determining whether the individual is an at-risk beneficiary. Requires the Inspector General of HHS to study the effectiveness of MEDICs in identifying, combating, and preventing fraud under the Medicare program. Expresses the sense of Congress that Medicare Advantage organizations and PDP sponsors should consider using e-prescribing and other health information technology tools to support combating fraud under MA-PD plans and prescription drug plans under parts C (Medicare+Choice) and D.

Medicare Patient Safety and Drug Abuse Prevention Act

Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]

Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]

Rep. Billy Long [R-MO]

Rep. Harold Rogers [R-KY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-06-01	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2015-05-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2015-05-13	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2015-05-13	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2015-05-13	House	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.
2015-05-13	House	Introduced in House

HB6 (Related) 2015-07-13 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
HB1021 (Related) 2015-03-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
SB1913 (Related) 2015-07-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
HB5189 (Related) 2016-06-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2298/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr2298/BILLS-114hr2298ih.pdf