House
Apr 17, 2017To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure equal access of Medicare beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage, and for other purposes.
Summary
Official
Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2017 This bill modifies requirements regarding access to preferred pharmacies (i.e., pharmacies that provide reduced enrollee cost sharing for prescription drugs) under a Medicare prescription drug plan (PDP). Specifically, if a Medicare PDP has, in its pharmacy network, one or more preferred pharmacies located in a...
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Committee is reviewing, marking up, or holding hearings on the bill
Introduced(4/5/17)
Committee
Passed
House
Passed
Senate
President
Law
Sponsor
HG
Mr. Griffith
House (R) Virginia – 9
Cosponsors (27)
Topics
Latest Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 17, 2017