Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2015
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Feb 5, 2015)
Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2015
Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct any prescription drug plan that has in its network one or more pharmacies located in a health professional shortage area, in a medically underserved area, or among a medically underserved population, and that provides a reduction in coinsurance or copayments for covered part D drugs, to extend to any pharmacy located in that area, or among that population, the option to be an in-network pharmacy under terms and conditions comparable to those the plan has agreed upon with other in-network pharmacies located in the area or among that population.
What just happenedFeb 27, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseFeb 5, 2015
- Feb 27, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Feb 6, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Feb 5, 2015IntroReferralH11100
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.
Ways and Means Committee - Feb 5, 2015IntroReferralH11100-A
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.
- Feb 5, 2015IntroReferralH11100
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.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Feb 5, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Feb 5, 2015IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House