Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2019

Summary

Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2019 This bill establishes several requirements for prescription drug plans under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Specifically, the bill requires prescription drug plans to allow any pharmacy located in a health professional shortage area, a medically underserved area, or a rural area to be included as an in-network pharmacy if the plan already has other in-network pharmacies in the same area. The bill also establishes certain standards for prescription drug plans regarding pharmacy reimbursements and related disclosures. Among other things, the bill prohibits prescription drug plans from reimbursing a pharmacy in an amount that is less than the amount the pharmacy benefits manager (PBM) reimburses an affiliated pharmacy (i.e., a pharmacy that has a shared ownership interest with the PBM) for the same services.

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Timeline

1. 31 October 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

2. 31 October 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 31 October 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 1 November 2019

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 31 October 2019 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 31 October 2019

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 31 October 2019

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 31 October 2019

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Sponsors

• Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
• H. Griffith · R · Sponsor
• David Loebsack · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] · R · Sponsor
• Vicente Gonzalez · D · Sponsor
• Eric Crawford · R · Sponsor
• Bruce Westerman · R · Sponsor
• David Roe · R · Sponsor
• Cathy Rodgers · R · Sponsor
• Cynthia Axne · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] · R · Sponsor
• COLLIN PETERSON · D · Sponsor
• Charles Fleischmann · R · Cosponsor
• Bradley Byrne · R · Cosponsor
• C. Ruppersberger · D · Cosponsor
• J. Hill · R · Cosponsor
• Roger Marshall · R · Cosponsor
• Abby Finkenauer · D · Cosponsor
• · hsif00 · Standing
• · hswm00 · Standing

Related records

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