US SB988 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 9-1)
Status: Introduced on April 2 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-02 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 2 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-02 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Prohibits Medicare prescription drug plan sponsors from retroactively reducing payment on clean claims submitted by pharmacies. (A clean claim is a Medicare claim that is free of defects such as incomplete documentation.)
Title
Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV] | Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT] | Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith [R-MS] | Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR] |
| Sen. Joni Ernst [R-IA] | Sen. John Boozman [R-AR] | Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN] | Sen. Rand Paul [R-KY] |
| Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME] | Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-02 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Same As/Similar To
HB789 (Same As) 2019-03-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HB803 (Same As) 2019-03-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HB1332 (Related) 2019-02-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HB803 (Same As) 2019-03-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HB1332 (Related) 2019-02-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/988/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s988/BILLS-116s988is.pdf |
