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HOUSE 1122115th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.

SPARC Act

Last Action
3/1/2017

Actions

  • 2017-03-01Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • 2017-02-17Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • 2017-02-16Referred 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.
  • 2017-02-16Referred 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.
  • 2017-02-16Referred 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.
  • 2017-02-16Introduced in House
  • 2017-02-16Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2017-02-16 (00)

Secondary Payer Advancement, Rationalization, and Clarification Act or the SPARC Act

This bill specifies recovery rules and timelines with respect to secondary claims responsibility under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Current law specifies only that secondary payor provisions apply under the benefit in the same manner as they apply with respect to Medicare Advantage plans.

Cosponsors (5)

  • RON KIND (D-WI)
  • Patrick Meehan (R-PA)
  • David Rouzer (R-NC)
  • HAROLD ROGERS (R-KY)
  • STEVE CHABOT (R-OH)

Subjects

  • Government information and archives
  • Health care costs and insurance
  • Medicare
  • Prescription drugs
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