3.0.0 3011 2023-01-11T21:19:38Z 2023-01-11T21:19:38Z House H HR 2007-07-12 110 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2007-07-17T19:43:46Z Referred to 2007-07-12T14:01:40Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2007-07-12T19:47:47Z Referred to 2007-07-12T14:01:35Z 2007-07-17 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2007-07-12 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2007-07-12 Referred 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2007-07-12 Referred 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2007-07-12 Referred 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2007-07-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-07-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000326 Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] EDOLPHUS TOWNS D NY 10 N H000067 Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4] RALPH HALL R TX M. 4 2007-07-12 True W000413 Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1] EDWARD WHITFIELD R KY 1 2007-07-12 True Health Commerce Consumer discounts Drugs Medical fees Medicare Physicians Prescription pricing Social Welfare Health 00 2007-07-12 Introduced in House 2007-07-19T21:34:33Z Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the average sales price methodology for payment for drugs and biologicals under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance Benefits for Aged and Disabled). Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to increase the payment amount for a drug or biological to the extent necessary to ensure that it is in no case less than the widely available market price.

Limits the prompt pay discounts included in the calculation of the manufacturer's average sales price to those discounts furnished to physicians. Excludes such discounts from the average sales price calculation for years after 2004.

]]> To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure adequate payment amounts for drugs and biologicals under part B of the Medicare Program. Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure adequate payment amounts for drugs and biologicals under part B of the Medicare Program. Introduced in House IH Display Title To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure adequate payment amounts for drugs and biologicals under part B of the Medicare Program. Introduced in House 2007-07-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr3011ih/xml/BILLS-110hr3011ih.xml 2007-07-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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.