United States · Bill · S
S. 1861 (116th)
Streamlining Part D Appeals Process Act
Introduced
13 June 2019
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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7 October 2025
Summary
Streamlining Part D Appeals Process Act This bill allows a Medicare beneficiary to directly appeal a pharmacy's refusal to fill a prescription as a coverage determination under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Currently, if a pharmacy refuses to fill a prescription, the pharmacy provides the beneficiary with a notice explaining how to contact the beneficiary's prescription drug plan (PDP); the beneficiary must then obtain a written coverage determination (i.e., a decision denying coverage) from the PDP before initiating the appeals process.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 13 June 2019
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Introduced in Senate · EN · 13 June 2019
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 13 June 2019
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1861
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/1861