To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit direct payment to pharmacies for certain compounded drugs that are prepared by the pharmacies for a specific beneficiary for use through an implanted infusion pump.

3.0.0 3496 2019-11-15T21:52:18Z 2019-11-15T21:52:18Z Senate S S 2012-08-02 112 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2012-08-02T17:50:36Z To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit direct payment to pharmacies for certain compounded drugs that are prepared by the pharmacies for a specific beneficiary for use through an implanted infusion pump. 112 6326 HR 2012-08-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS 2012-08-02 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2012-08-02 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5986) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2012-08-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000567 Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] Thad Cochran R MS N W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2012-08-02 True Health Drug therapy Health technology, devices, supplies Medicare Prescription drugs Health

00 2012-08-02 Introduced in Senate 2012-09-20T16:09:12Z Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to authorize direct payment under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance Benefits for the Aged and Disabled) to a pharmacy for certain covered compound drugs prepared by the pharmacy for a specific beneficiary for the effective use of an implanted infusion pump.

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A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit direct payment to pharmacies for certain compounded drugs that are prepared by the pharmacies for a specific beneficiary for use through an implanted infusion pump. Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit direct payment to pharmacies for certain compounded drugs that are prepared by the pharmacies for a specific beneficiary for use through an implanted infusion pump. Display Title A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit direct payment to pharmacies for certain compounded drugs that are prepared by the pharmacies for a specific beneficiary for use through an implanted infusion pump. Introduced in Senate 2012-08-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s3496is/xml/BILLS-112s3496is.xml 2012-08-02 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.