Pharmacist Access and Recognition in Medicare (PhARM) Act of 2007
Latest action · Jul 19, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 19, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Pharmacist Access and Recognition in Medicare (PhARM) Act of 2007 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require prompt payment of clean claims to pharmacies by prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans. Defines prompt payment as within 14 days from submission for claims submitted electronically, and within 30 days for claims submitted otherwise. Requires payment of interest, also, if a payment is not issued, mailed, or otherwise transmitted within the applicable number of calendar days.
Prohibits a Medicare prescription drug card issued by a prescription drug plan sponsor from displaying the name, brand, or trademark (co-branding) of any pharmacy.
Revises requirements for a covered medication therapy management program, allowing it to be furnished by a health care provider, other than a pharmacist, with advanced training in medication management.
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to specify: (1) the population of part D eligible individuals appropriate for services under a medication therapy management program, based on certain characteristics; and (2) a minimum defined package of medication therapy management services that shall be provided to each enrollee.
Revises requirements for pharmacy fees.
Directs the Secretary to establish: (1) a two-year demonstration program to examine the impact of medication therapy management furnished by a pharmacist in a community-based or ambulatory-based setting on quality of care, spending, and patient health; and (2) a Best Practices Commission to develop a best practices model for medication therapy management.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 19, 2007 to Jul 7, 2008, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-AR | Mark L. Pryor | Original | Jul 19, 2007 |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Original | Jul 19, 2007 |
| R-SD | John Thune | Sep 12, 2007 | |
| R-MN | Norm Coleman | Sep 17, 2007 | |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Sep 19, 2007 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Oct 2, 2007 | |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Oct 16, 2007 | |
| R-OK | Tom Coburn | Jun 27, 2008 | |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Jul 7, 2008 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 19, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Jul 19, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Jul 19, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9619)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Ambulatory care
- Commerce
- Community health services
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Drug therapy
- Drug utilization
- Federal advisory bodies
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Health
- Intellectual property
- Labeling
- Managed care
- Medical economics
- Medicare
- Names
- Pharmacies
- Pharmacists
- Prescription pricing
- Quality of care
- Social Welfare
- Trademarks
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 19, 2007Introduced in Senate
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