H.R. 4292 · 114th Congress
Synchronization & Nonadherence Correction (SYNC) Act of 2015
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This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to research and test methods for improving medication adherence. "Medication adherence" refers to the taking of medications according to their prescribed dosage, time, frequency, and direction.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Dec 18, 2015
Synchronization & Nonadherence Correction (SYNC) Act of 2015
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to research and test methods for improving medication adherence. "Medication adherence" refers to the taking of medications according to their prescribed dosage, time, frequency, and direction.
Research activities shall include the development of annual statistics related to medication adherence for patients with chronic diseases and mental health conditions treated under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program.
HHS shall implement innovative health care delivery models to test: (1) the efficacy of "synchronization," which refers to the coordination of medication refills such that a patient's medications are refilled according to the same schedule; and (2) 90-day fills at retail pharmacies for the first prescription of maintenance drugs that treat chronic diseases and mental health conditions.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Synchronization & Nonadherence Correction (SYNC) Act of 2015
Latest action (Dec 18, 2015): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Dec 18, 2015
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.