3.0.0 1887 2023-01-11T20:41:04Z 2023-01-11T20:41:04Z Senate S S 2007-07-26 110 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-07-26T20:54:37Z 2007-07-26 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10157-10158) IntroReferral 2007-07-26 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10156-10157) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-07-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001142 Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] GORDON SMITH R OR H. N K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2007-07-26 True Health Convulsions Drug therapy Drugs Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Immunosuppressive drugs Medicare Mental depression Prescription pricing Social Welfare Virus diseases Health 00 2007-07-26 Introduced in Senate 2008-01-07T21:45:03Z Medicare Access to Critical Medications Act of 2007 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require prescription drug plan (PDP) formularies to include all or substantially all covered part D drugs in the therapeutic classes: (1) anticonvulsants; (2) antineoplastics; (3) antiretrovirals; (4) antidepressants; (5) antipsychotics; and (6) immunosuppressants.

Prohibits the application of a utilization management tool, such as prior authorization or step therapy, to such drugs in certain cases.

Prescribes requirements for treatment of such drugs when a determination or reconsideration is requested, as well as the treatment of appeals for such drugs.

Establishes data reporting requirements for such drug categories and classes.

]]> Medicare Access to Critical Medications Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act in order to ensure access to critical medications under the Medicare part D prescription drug program. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Medicare Access to Critical Medications Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Medicare Access to Critical Medications Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-07-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1887is/xml/BILLS-110s1887is.xml 2007-07-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10157-10158) 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.