US SB1861 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on June 13 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 13 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Allows a Medicare beneficiary to directly appeal a pharmacy's refusal to fill a prescription as a coverage determination under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Currently, if a pharmacy refuses to fill a prescription, the pharmacy provides the beneficiary with a notice explaining how to contact the beneficiary's prescription drug plan (PDP); the beneficiary must then obtain a written coverage determination (i.e., a decision denying coverage) from the PDP before initiating the appeals process.
Title
Streamlining Part D Appeals Process Act
Sponsors
Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD] | Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-06-13 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Same As/Similar To
HB3924 (Same As) 2019-07-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Labor
Department of the Treasury
Employee benefits and pensions
Federal preemption
Financial services and investments
Government information and archives
Health
Income tax credits
Medicare
Prescription drugs
Securities
Small business
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Administrative remedies
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Labor
Department of the Treasury
Employee benefits and pensions
Federal preemption
Financial services and investments
Government information and archives
Health
Income tax credits
Medicare
Prescription drugs
Securities
Small business
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1861/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1861/BILLS-116s1861is.pdf |