Increasing Access to Biosimilars Act of 2020
Latest action · Jul 1, 2020 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 1, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Increasing Access to Biosimilars Act of 2020
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to establish a demonstration project to evaluate the benefits of providing additional payments to providers of biosimilars under Medicare. Specifically, under the demonstration project, participating providers receive an additional payment based on the difference between the costs to the provider of furnishing the biosimilar and the cost if the provider had furnished the underlying reference biological product instead.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 1, 2020 to Dec 10, 2020, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | Jul 1, 2020 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Dec 10, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 1, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Jul 1, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6179 | Increasing Access to Biosimilars Act of 2020 | Related bill | Mar 10, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 1, 2020Introduced in Senate
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