Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act
Latest action · Jul 25, 2023 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 25, 2023
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act
This bill expands Medicare coverage to permanently include services provided by a pharmacist, including incidental services and supplies, related to testing, vaccines, and treatment for COVID-19, influenza, and certain other illnesses.
Specifically, the bill provides for continued coverage of pharmacist services relating to evaluation and management of patients for testing and treatment for COVID-19, influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), or streptococcal pharyngitis (strep throat), as well as vaccines for pneumococcal disease, COVID-19, influenza, or hepatitis B. It also generally provides for coverage of pharmacist services during a public health emergency.
Cosponsors 29
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 25, 2023 to Dec 17, 2024; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Original | Jul 25, 2023 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Sep 13, 2023 | |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Sep 13, 2023 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Sep 21, 2023 | |
| R-SD | Mike Rounds | Oct 17, 2023 | |
| R-MT | Steve Daines | Nov 1, 2023 | |
| R-OK | Markwayne Mullin | Nov 7, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Nov 7, 2023 | |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Nov 9, 2023 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Nov 15, 2023 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Nov 29, 2023 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Nov 29, 2023 | |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Dec 14, 2023 | |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Jan 8, 2024 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Feb 28, 2024 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Feb 28, 2024 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Apr 8, 2024 | |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Apr 8, 2024 | |
| R-OK | James Lankford | Apr 15, 2024 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Apr 15, 2024 | |
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | May 20, 2024 | |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | May 20, 2024 | |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Jun 4, 2024 | |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Jun 4, 2024 | |
| R-NE | Deb Fischer | Sep 10, 2024 | |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Sep 10, 2024 | |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Sep 10, 2024 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Nov 12, 2024 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Dec 17, 2024 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Jul 25, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 25, 2023Introduced in Senate
- Jul 25, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Text printed S3525 | John Thune R-SD (text) | Jul 25, 2023 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 118-804 | RURAL HEALTH CARE: SUPPORTING LIVES AND IMPROVING COMMUNITIES240 pages | Finance Committee | May 16, 2024 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1770 | Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act | Identical bill | Dec 17, 2024 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide pharmacy payment of certain services.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 25, 2023Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
