3.0.0 3193 2023-01-11T21:18:07Z 2023-01-11T21:18:07Z House H HR 2007-07-26 110 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2007-07-26T21:38:26Z Referred to 2007-07-26T14:00:50Z 2007-07-26 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2007-07-26 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2007-07-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-07-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000168 Rep. Deal, Nathan [R-GA-9] NATHAN DEAL R GA 9 N B000213 Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] JOE BARTON R TX L. 6 2007-07-26 True B001203 Rep. Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4] STEPHEN BUYER R IN E. 4 2007-07-26 True L000293 Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2] RON LEWIS R KY 2 2007-09-24 False Health Bank records Drugs Fees Finance and Financial Sector Long-term care Medicaid Pharmacies Prescription pricing Social Welfare Supplemental security income program Welfare eligibility Health 00 2007-07-26 Introduced in House 2007-10-09T20:25:58Z Access to Community Pharmacy Preservation Act of 2007 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require states to pay dispensing fees for Medicaid covered outpatient drugs.

Directs a state which provides medical assistance for covered outpatient drugs to establish a minimum Medicaid dispensing fee of at least $8 per unit for covered outpatient multiple source drugs.

Revises the requirement for application of the federal upper pharmacy reimbursement limit in the calculation of the payment for covered outpatient drugs. Increases from 250% to 300% the percentage of the average manufacturer price (AMP) the Secretary of Health and Human Services is required to substitute for 150% of the published price.

Repeals the state option to increase the cap on the equity asset test for an individual's eligibility for long-term care assistance under Medicaid.

Directs the Secretary, for purposes of verifying financial eligibility for Medicaid, to collaborate with the Commissioner of Social Security for use of the Commissioner's system for obtaining information held by financial institutions in order to verify eligibility for benefits under SSA title VI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI).

]]> Access to Community Pharmacy Preservation Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to establish a minimum State dispensing fee for covered outpatient multiple source drugs under the Medicaid Program, to modify the application of the average manufacturer price (AMP) methodology to drug rebates, to eliminate the State option to increase the cap amount on the equity asset test for individuals' eligibility for long-term care assistance under such program, and to extend an SSI asset verification demonstration to Medicaid. Introduced in House IH Display Title Access to Community Pharmacy Preservation Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Access to Community Pharmacy Preservation Act of 2007 Introduced in House 2007-07-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr3193ih/xml/BILLS-110hr3193ih.xml 2007-07-26 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.