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H.R. 1939 (115th)

Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2017

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Introduced

5 April 2017

Last action

17 April 2017 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5], Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12], Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Graves, Tom [R-GA-14], Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4], Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3], Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14], Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17], Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10], Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3], Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1], Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9], Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3], Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2], Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1], Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3], Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6], Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND], Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25], Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1], Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3], Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8], Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2], Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1], Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6], Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5], Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

5 December 2025

Healthcare

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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

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