Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act
Latest action · Apr 2, 2019 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.
- IntroducedApr 2, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act
This bill prohibits Medicare prescription drug plan sponsors from retroactively reducing payment on clean claims submitted by pharmacies. (A clean claim is a Medicare claim that is free of defects such as incomplete documentation.)
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 2, 2019 to Jul 16, 2019, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Original | Apr 2, 2019 |
| R-MS | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Apr 11, 2019 | |
| R-AR | Tom Cotton | Apr 29, 2019 | |
| R-IA | Joni Ernst | May 1, 2019 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | May 6, 2019 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | May 21, 2019 | |
| R-KY | Rand Paul | Jun 12, 2019 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Jun 25, 2019 | |
| R-CO | Cory Gardner | Jul 16, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 2, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Apr 2, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 789 | Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act | Identical bill | Mar 1, 2019 |
| HR 803 | Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act | Identical bill | Mar 1, 2019 |
| HR 1332 | Fair Care Act of 2019 | Related bill | Feb 26, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 2, 2019Introduced in Senate
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