US Congress House Bill 4292 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on December 18 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-12-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Synchronization & Nonadherence Correction (SYNC) Act of 2015 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to research and test methods for improving medication adherence. "Medication adherence" refers to the taking of medications according to their prescribed dosage, time, frequency, and direction. Research activities shall include the development of annual statistics related to medication adherence for patients with chronic diseases and mental health conditions treated under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program. HHS shall implement innovative health care delivery models to test: (1) the efficacy of "synchronization," which refers to the coordination of medication refills such that a patient's medications are refilled according to the same schedule; and (2) 90-day fills at retail pharmacies for the first prescription of maintenance drugs that treat chronic diseases and mental health conditions.

Synchronization & Nonadherence Correction (SYNC) Act of 2015

Rep. Kristi Noem [R-SD]

Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-12-18	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2015-12-18	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2015-12-18	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2015-12-18	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2015-12-18	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.
2015-12-18	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4292/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4292/BILLS-114hr4292ih.pdf