HOUSE 1038115th CongressSponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E306)
Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act
- Last Action
- 3/9/2017
Actions
- 2017-03-09Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E306)
- 2017-02-24Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2017-02-17Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2017-02-14Referred 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.
- 2017-02-14Referred 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.
- 2017-02-14Referred 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.
- 2017-02-14Introduced in House
- 2017-02-14Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-02-14 (00)
Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit 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 (20)
- Peter Welch (D-VT)
- Doug Collins (R-GA)
- WALTER JONES (R-NC)
- Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA)
- Rod Blum (R-IA)
- Eric Crawford (R-AR)
- Earl Carter (R-GA)
- David Roe (R-TN)
- Brian Babin (R-TX)
- PETE SESSIONS (R-TX)
- Lou Barletta (R-PA)
- Thomas Massie (R-KY)
- Gregg Harper (R-MS)
- A. Ferguson (R-GA)
- ROBERT GOODLATTE (R-VA)
- LLOYD DOGGETT (D-TX)
- Martha Roby (R-AL)
- COLLIN PETERSON (D-MN)
- David Loebsack (D-IA)
- Mark Amodei (R-NV)
Subjects
- Medicare
- Prescription drugs
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