Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 4/16/2021
Actions
- 2021-04-16Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2021-04-15Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2021-04-15Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
- 2021-04-15Referred 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.
- 2021-04-15Referred 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.
- 2021-04-15Introduced in House
- 2021-04-15Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-04-15 (00)
Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2021
This bill establishes several requirements for prescription drug plans under the Medicare prescription drug benefit.
Specifically, the bill requires prescription drug plans to allow any pharmacy located in a health professional shortage area, a medically underserved area, or a rural area to be included as an in-network pharmacy if the plan already has other in-network pharmacies in the same area.
The bill also establishes certain standards for prescription drug plans regarding pharmacy reimbursements and related disclosures. Among other things, the bill prohibits prescription drug plans from reimbursing a pharmacy in an amount that is less than the amount the pharmacy benefits manager (PBM) reimburses an affiliated pharmacy (i.e., a pharmacy that has a shared ownership interest with the PBM) for the same services.
Cosponsors (20)
- H. Griffith (R-VA)
- Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX)
- Eric Crawford (R-AR)
- Earl Carter (R-GA)
- Cynthia Axne (D-IA)
- Rick Allen (R-GA)
- C. A. Ruppersberger (D-MD)
- Bruce Westerman (R-AR)
- Elise Stefanik (R-NY)
- Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ)
- William Timmons (R-SC)
- J. Hill (R-AR)
- Stephen Lynch (D-MA)
- David Kustoff (R-TN)
- Glenn Grothman (R-WI)
- Vicky Hartzler (R-MO)
- Jerry Carl (R-AL)
- Mike Rogers (R-AL)
- Fred Keller (R-PA)
- Thomas Suozzi (D-NY)
Subjects
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Medicare
- Prescription drugs
- Retail and wholesale trades
- Rural conditions and development
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