3.0.0 4292 2023-01-11T13:32:26Z 2023-01-11T13:32:26Z House HR 2015-12-18 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 185 (Friday, December 18, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. NOEM:H.R. 4292.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates[Page H10711]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2015-12-18T20:31:09Z Referred to 2015-12-18T14:01:40Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2015-12-18T14:17:14Z Referred to 2015-12-18T14:01:35Z 2015-12-18 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2015-12-18 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2015-12-18 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 2015-12-18 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 2015-12-18 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 2015-12-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-12-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress N000184 Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large] Kristi Noem R SD L. N P000096 Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] WILLIAM PASCRELL D NJ J. 9 2015-12-18 True Health Cardiovascular and respiratory health Congressional oversight Digestive and metabolic diseases Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Health care costs and insurance Health information and medical records Health promotion and preventive care Immunology and vaccination Medicaid Medical research Medicare Mental health Prescription drugs Health 00 2015-12-18 Introduced in House 2016-12-06T17:32:39Z Synchronization & Nonadherence Correction (SYNC) Act of 2015

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to research and test methods for improving medication adherence. "Medication adherence" refers to the taking of medications according to their prescribed dosage, time, frequency, and direction.

Research activities shall include the development of annual statistics related to medication adherence for patients with chronic diseases and mental health conditions treated under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program.

HHS shall implement innovative health care delivery models to test: (1) the efficacy of "synchronization," which refers to the coordination of medication refills such that a patient's medications are refilled according to the same schedule; and (2) 90-day fills at retail pharmacies for the first prescription of maintenance drugs that treat chronic diseases and mental health conditions.

]]> Synchronization & Nonadherence Correction (SYNC) Act of 2015 Display Title Synchronization & Nonadherence Correction (SYNC) Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To provide for research and the testing of innovative health care delivery models to improve medication adherence, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Synchronization & Nonadherence Correction (SYNC) Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr4292ih/xml/BILLS-114hr4292ih.xml 2015-12-18 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.