Advancing Education on Biosimilars Act of 2019

Summary

Advancing Education on Biosimilars Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to maintain a website and undertake other activities to educate health care providers, patients, and caregivers about biological products, biosimilar biological products, and interchangeable biosimilar biological products. Among other activities, HHS must develop or improve continuing education programs that address clinical considerations for biological and related products. Health care providers eligible for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System in Medicare may count completion of such a program as a clinical practice improvement activity.

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Timeline

1. 19 September 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 19 September 2019

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

3. 19 September 2019

   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

4. 19 September 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 20 September 2019

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 19 September 2019 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 19 September 2019

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 19 September 2019

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 19 September 2019

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Sponsors

• Larry Bucshon · R · Sponsor
• ELIOT ENGEL · D · Sponsor
• · hsif00 · Standing
• · hswm00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019
• related to → Lower Health Care Costs Act
• related to ← Fair Care Act of 2020
• related to ← Fair Care Act of 2020