3.0.0 2664 2023-01-13T04:48:35Z 2023-01-13T04:48:35Z Senate S S 2006-04-27 109 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2006-04-27T17:32:30Z Fair and Speedy Treatment (FAST) of Medicare Prescription Drug Claims Act of 2006 109 5182 HR 2006-05-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials. Related bill CRS Pharmacist Access and Recognition in Medicare (PHARM) Act of 2006 109 2563 S 2006-04-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3220-3221) Related bill CRS Pharmacists Medicare Relief Act of 2006 109 2723 S 2006-05-04 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS Pharmacists Medicare Relief Act of 2006 109 5307 HR 2006-05-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman . Related bill CRS 2006-04-27 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2006-04-27 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3710) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2006-04-27 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000243 Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MAX BAUCUS D MT SIEBEN N L000035 Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] BLANCHE LINCOLN D AR LAMBERT 2006-04-27 True C000705 Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] KENT CONRAD D ND 2006-04-27 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2006-06-27 False Health Access to health care Administrative procedure Commerce Consumer education Cost accounting Department of Health and Human Services Drugs Electronic funds transfers Fees Finance and Financial Sector Generic drugs Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Governmental investigations Hospitals Indian medical care Intellectual property Interest Law Long-term care Mail-order business Marketing Medicare Minorities Names Nursing homes Pharmacies Pharmacists Physicians Prescription pricing Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Standards Telephone Trademarks Urban affairs Urban areas Health 00 2006-04-27 Introduced in Senate 2006-05-24T15:23:42Z Pharmacy Access Improvement (PhAIm) Act of 2006 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program ) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to participating pharmacies and standards for access to them. Requires that such standards ensure that enrollees residing in long-term care facilities have access to a long-term care network pharmacy.

Requires prompt payment of clean claims to pharmacies by prescription drug plans (PDPs) and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans (MA-PD Plans) Defines prompt payment as within 14 days from submission for claims submitted electronically, and within 30 days for claims submitted otherwise. Requires payment of interest, also, if a payment is not issued, mailed, or otherwise transmitted within the applicable number of calendar days.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a 24-hour toll-free telephone number dedicated to providing Medicare prescription drug benefit information to pharmacists and pharmacy staff.

Amends SSA title XVIII to require PDP sponsors to establish toll-free pharmacy and physician and provider hotlines.

Requires a PDP sponsor to utilize standardized technology for any communication or transaction occurring between the PDP and a participating pharmacy.

Prohibits a Medicare prescription drug card issued by a PDP sponsor from displaying the name, brand, logo, or trademark (co-branding) of any pharmacy.

Provides for submission of claims by pharmacies located in or contracting with long-term care facilities.

Requires the Secretary to establish reasonable dispensing fees for covered Medicare part D drugs dispensed through participating pharmacies.

Requires a PDP sponsor to encourage generic utilization by paying an increased dispensing fee for generic drugs.

]]> Pharmacy Access Improvement (PhAIm) Act of 2006 Display Title Pharmacy Access Improvement (PhAIm) Act of 2006 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to pharmacies under part D. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Pharmacy Access Improvement (PhAIm) Act of 2006 Popular Titles PhAIm bill 9 Library of Congress Introduced in Senate 2006-04-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s2664is/xml/BILLS-109s2664is.xml 2006-04-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.