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.
Latest action · Mar 10, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedMar 9, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- 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; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Original | Mar 9, 2009 |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Original | Mar 9, 2009 |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Original | Mar 9, 2009 |
| R-KY | Ed Whitfield | Original | Mar 9, 2009 |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Original | Mar 9, 2009 |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Original | Mar 9, 2009 |
| R-MI | Mike Rogers | Original | Mar 9, 2009 |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Original | Mar 9, 2009 |
| R-TX | Ralph M. Hall | Original | Mar 9, 2009 |
| D-FL | Kendrick B. Meek | Mar 11, 2009 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Mar 19, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Mary Bono | Mar 19, 2009 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Mar 19, 2009 | |
| R-TN | Zach Wamp | Mar 19, 2009 | |
| R-GA | Phil Gingrey | Mar 24, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Lincoln Diaz-Balart | Mar 26, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Apr 2, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Apr 22, 2009 | |
| D-AL | Artur Davis | Apr 22, 2009 | |
| R-MT | Denny Rehberg | Apr 22, 2009 | |
| R-MN | Erik Paulsen | Apr 22, 2009 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Apr 22, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | Apr 22, 2009 | |
| D-AR | Marion Berry | Apr 27, 2009 | |
| R-OH | Patrick J. Tiberi | Apr 29, 2009 | |
| R-IN | Steve Buyer | Apr 30, 2009 | |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | May 4, 2009 | |
| D-OK | Dan Boren | May 6, 2009 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | May 6, 2009 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | May 6, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | May 7, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | May 13, 2009 | |
| D-IA | Bruce L. Braley | May 13, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | May 13, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | May 13, 2009 | |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | May 14, 2009 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | May 14, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | May 21, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | May 21, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | May 21, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Jun 4, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Jason Altmire | Jun 9, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Jun 10, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Jun 10, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Devin Nunes | Jun 16, 2009 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Jun 16, 2009 | |
| R-NJ | Leonard Lance | Jun 25, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Charles W. Dent | Jul 7, 2009 | |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Jul 9, 2009 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Jul 9, 2009 | |
| R-NC | Howard Coble | Jul 9, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Jul 10, 2009 | |
| R-GA | Nathan Deal | Jul 13, 2009 | |
| R-OH | Steve Austria | Jul 13, 2009 | |
| R-CA | George Radanovich | Jul 17, 2009 | |
| D-SC | John M. Spratt, Jr. | Jul 21, 2009 | |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | Jul 21, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Jul 24, 2009 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Jul 24, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Eric J. J. Massa | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Sep 14, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Sep 14, 2009 | |
| R-OK | John Sullivan | Sep 14, 2009 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Oct 14, 2009 | |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Jan 20, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Feb 23, 2010 | |
| D-PA | Allyson Y. Schwartz | Apr 15, 2010 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | May 4, 2010 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | May 11, 2010 | |
| R-OR | Greg Walden | Jun 16, 2010 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Mar 9, 2009 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 10, 2009 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Mar 9, 2009 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 10, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 9, 2009Introduced in House
- Mar 9, 2009Referred to House Energy and Commerce
- 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.
- Mar 9, 2009Referred to House Ways and Means
Research
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Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 111-54 | COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE REFORM DISCUSSION DRAFT1,055 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Jun 23, 2009–Jun 25, 2009 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 9, 2009Introduced in House
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