Medication Therapy Management Benefits Act of 2009
Latest action · Jul 7, 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.
- IntroducedJun 26, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medication Therapy Management Benefits Act of 2009 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require that the medication therapy management (MTM) services prescription drug plan (PDP) sponsors offer to targeted beneficiaries include: (1) an annual comprehensive medication review furnished person-to-person by a licensed pharmacist; (2) at least quarterly targeted medication reviews, also furnished person-to-person by a licensed pharmacist; and (3) followup interventions, person-to-person or through other interactive means, on a schedule and frequency recommended by the prescriber or a licensed pharmacist.
Increases the number of diseases and conditions for which beneficiaries may be targeted for MTM services.
Requires a PDP sponsor to identify a process, subject to approval by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), that allows pharmacists or other qualified providers to identify enrollees for MTM interventions where such individuals are not targeted beneficiaries or are not otherwise offered MTM services.
Requires any MTM program to offer both comprehensive and targeted medication reviews to individuals dually eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (under SSA title XIX), regardless of whether they are MTM-targeted beneficiaries.
Requires a PDP sponsor to offer any willing pharmacy in its network the ability to provide MTM services.
Requires the PDP sponsor to reimburse pharmacists and other entities furnishing MTM services based on the resources used and the time required to provide such services.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish measures and standards for data collection by PDP sponsors to evaluate performance of pharmacies and other entities in furnishing MTM services; and (2) support the continued development and refinement of performance measures.
Provides pharmacies and other entities that furnish MTM services with additional incentive payments based on their performance in meeting quality measures established under this Act.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 22, 2010 to Sep 29, 2010.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Apr 22, 2010 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | May 5, 2010 | |
| D-AR | Marion Berry | May 5, 2010 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | May 5, 2010 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | May 11, 2010 | |
| D-IN | Brad Ellsworth | May 25, 2010 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | May 25, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | May 25, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Anthony D. Weiner | Jun 15, 2010 | |
| D-IA | Bruce L. Braley | Jun 29, 2010 | |
| D-NC | Heath Shuler | Jul 15, 2010 | |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Jul 30, 2010 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Jul 30, 2010 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Sep 20, 2010 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Sep 23, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Sep 29, 2010 | |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | Sep 29, 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 Jun 26, 2009 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jul 7, 2009 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jun 26, 2009 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 7, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 26, 2009Introduced in House
- Jun 26, 2009Referred to House Energy and Commerce
- Jun 26, 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.
- Jun 26, 2009Referred to House Ways and Means
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3543 | Medication Therapy Management Expanded Benefits Act of 2010 | Related bill | Jun 29, 2010 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to promote medication therapy management under the Medicare part D prescription drug program.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Medication Therapy Management Benefits Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 26, 2009Introduced in House
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