Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2017

Summary

Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2017 This bill modifies requirements regarding access to preferred pharmacies (i.e., pharmacies that provide reduced enrollee cost sharing for prescription drugs) under a Medicare prescription drug plan (PDP). Specifically, if a Medicare PDP has, in its pharmacy network, one or more preferred pharmacies located in a health shortage or medically underserved area, then the PDP sponsor must allow any pharmacy in the health shortage or medically underserved area to join the preferred pharmacy network under comparable terms and conditions.

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Timeline

1. 5 April 2017

   Introduced

   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.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 5 April 2017

   Introduced

   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.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 5 April 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 5 April 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 7 April 2017

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

6. 17 April 2017

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 5 April 2017 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 5 April 2017

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 5 April 2017

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 5 April 2017

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Sponsors

• H. Griffith · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
• Cathy Rodgers · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] · R · Cosponsor
• TIM RYAN · D · Cosponsor
• ELIJAH CUMMINGS · D · Cosponsor
• Tom Graves · R · Cosponsor
• DAVID PRICE · D · Cosponsor
• John Sarbanes · D · Cosponsor
• David Joyce · R · Cosponsor
• Pete Sessions · R · Cosponsor
• Barbara Comstock · R · Cosponsor
• Scott Tipton · R · Cosponsor
• Eric Crawford · R · Cosponsor
• Doug Collins · R · Cosponsor
• Mike Rogers · R · Cosponsor
• Jeff Fortenberry · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] · D · Cosponsor
• Neal Dunn · R · Cosponsor
• David Roe · R · Cosponsor
• David Young · R · Cosponsor
• Mike Coffman · R · Cosponsor
• Kevin Cramer · R · Cosponsor
• Raul Ruiz · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] · R · Cosponsor
• WALTER JONES · R · Cosponsor
• Jaime Herrera Beutler · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] · D · Cosponsor
• JOHN DUNCAN · R · Cosponsor
• Bradley Byrne · R · Cosponsor
• ROBERT GOODLATTE · R · Cosponsor
• Daniel Kildee · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Ralph Abraham · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Cosponsor
• · hswm00 · Standing
• · hsif00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2017
• related to ← Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2015