3.0.0 2827 2023-01-11T13:24:29Z 2023-01-11T13:24:29Z House H HR 2013-07-25 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia:H.R. 2827.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 3 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution,which sets forth the constitutional authority of Congress toregulate interstate commerce.[Page H5089]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2013-07-26T16:24:46Z Referred to 2013-07-25T13:01:20Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2013-07-25T13:01:25Z Part D Beneficiary Appeals Fairness Act 113 1365 S 2013-07-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Identical bill CRS 2013-07-26 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2013-07-25 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 2013-07-25 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 2013-07-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-07-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 N J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2013-07-25 True M001180 Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] David McKinley R WV B. 1 2013-07-25 True B001259 Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1] Bruce Braley D IA L. 1 2013-07-25 True P000604 Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] Donald Payne D NJ M. 10 2013-10-30 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2014-01-09 False S001170 Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] Carol Shea-Porter D NH 1 2014-02-10 False E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2014-02-25 False D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2014-02-25 False S001157 Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] David Scott D GA 13 2014-04-08 False C001069 Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] Joe Courtney D CT 2 2014-04-08 False K000210 Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2] PETER KING R NY T. 2 2014-05-08 False H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 2014-05-08 False H001038 Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] Brian Higgins D NY 26 2014-05-19 False J000296 Rep. Jolly, David [R-FL-13] David Jolly R FL 13 2014-05-19 False M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2014-05-19 False P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 2014-05-19 False H001068 Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] Jared Huffman D CA 2 2014-05-21 False D000620 Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6] John Delaney D MD K. 6 2014-05-22 False P000099 Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-7] ED PASTOR D AZ 7 2014-05-22 False G000410 Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] GENE GREEN D TX 29 2014-05-22 False Y000033 Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] DON YOUNG R AK E. 0 2014-05-28 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2014-06-05 False O000170 Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] Beto O'Rourke D TX 16 2014-06-09 False N000187 Rep. Negrete McLeod, Gloria [D-CA-35] Gloria Negrete McLeod D CA 35 2014-07-31 False M000933 Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] JAMES MORAN D VA P. 8 2014-09-08 False L000580 Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] Michelle Lujan Grisham D NM 1 2014-09-19 False Health Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Medicare Prescription drugs Health 00 2013-07-25 Introduced in House 2013-10-30T21:11:36Z Part D Beneficiary Appeals Fairness Act - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, with respect to a prescription drug plan (PDP) that provides for any tiered cost-sharing within a formulary (including a structure that provides for different co-payment or coinsurance amounts for drugs in different tiers included within the formulary), to authorize a Medicare part D eligible individual enrolled in the plan to request an exception to the tiered cost-sharing structure.

States that in no case may the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) allow a PDP sponsor to make any formulary tier of the tiered cost-sharing structure (including a formulary tier used for very high cost or unique items) ineligible for lower-cost sharing through an exception.

]]> Part D Beneficiary Appeals Fairness Act Display Title Part D Beneficiary Appeals Fairness Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow for fair application of the exceptions process for drugs in tiers in formularies in prescription drug plans under Medicare part D. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Part D Beneficiary Appeals Fairness Act Introduced in House 2013-07-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr2827ih/xml/BILLS-113hr2827ih.xml 2013-07-26 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.