HR 1392 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure more appropriate payment amounts for drugs and biologicals under part B of the Medicare Program by excluding customary prompt pay discounts extended to wholesalers from the manufacturer's average sales price.

Introduced Mar 9, 2009 Originated House Sponsor Gene Green D-TX

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 10, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMar 9, 2009
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to the use of average sales price methodology for calculating payments for drugs and biologicals under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance).

Excludes from the manufacturer's average sales price when calculating such payments any customary prompt pay discounts extended to wholesalers.

Cosponsors 74

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 9, 2009 to Jun 16, 2010, with 9 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-TNBart GordonOriginalMar 9, 2009
D-OHBetty SuttonOriginalMar 9, 2009
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalMar 9, 2009
R-KYEd WhitfieldOriginalMar 9, 2009
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalMar 9, 2009
R-NELee TerryOriginalMar 9, 2009
R-MIMike RogersOriginalMar 9, 2009
D-ARMike RossOriginalMar 9, 2009
D-TXRalph M. HallOriginalMar 9, 2009
D-FLKendrick B. MeekMar 11, 2009
R-TNMarsha BlackburnMar 19, 2009
R-CAMary BonoMar 19, 2009
D-TNSteve CohenMar 19, 2009
R-TNZach WampMar 19, 2009
R-GAPhil GingreyMar 24, 2009
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Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 10, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Mar 9, 2009Introduced in House
  3. Mar 9, 2009Referred to House Energy and Commerce
  4. Mar 9, 2009Referred to House Ways and Means
  5. Mar 9, 2009Referred 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.

Related bills 1

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BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1221A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure more appropriate payment amounts for drugs and biologicals under part B of the Medicare Program by excluding customary prompt pay discounts extended to wholesalers from the manufacturer's avIdentical billJun 9, 2009

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  1. Mar 9, 2009Introduced in House

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