H.R. 4946 · 116th Congress
Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2019
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WelchSponsor17 cosponsors · 6 D, 11 R
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Allen
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Crawford
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Carter
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Griffith
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Gonzalez
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Loebsack
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McMorris Rodgers
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Peterson
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Roe
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Westerman
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Fleischmann
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Byrne
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Ruppersberger
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Marshall
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Finkenauer11 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
This bill establishes several requirements for prescription drug plans under the Medicare prescription drug benefit.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Oct 31, 2019
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2019
Latest action (Nov 1, 2019): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Oct 31, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.