3.0.0 4946 2022-11-01T04:47:41Z 2022-11-01T04:47:41Z House HR 2019-10-31 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 173 (Thursday, October 31, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WELCH:H.R. 4946.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall havePower To . . . make all Laws which shall be necessary andproper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, andall other Powers vested by this Constitution in theGovernment of the United States, or in any Department orOfficer thereof..[Page H8719]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2019-11-01T18:06:22Z Referred to 2019-10-31T13:05:35Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-10-31T13:05:40Z 2019-11-01 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2019-10-31 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 2019-10-31 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 2019-10-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-10-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT N G000568 Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] H. Griffith R VA Morgan 9 2019-10-31 True L000565 Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] David Loebsack D IA 2 2019-10-31 True C001103 Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] Earl Carter R GA L. "Buddy" 1 2019-10-31 True G000581 Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15] Vicente Gonzalez D TX 15 2019-10-31 True C001087 Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] Eric Crawford R AR A. "Rick" 1 2019-10-31 True W000821 Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] Bruce Westerman R AR 4 2019-10-31 True R000582 Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] David Roe R TN P. 1 2019-10-31 True M001159 Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] Cathy Rodgers R WA McMorris 5 2019-10-31 True A000378 Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] Cynthia Axne D IA 3 2019-10-31 True A000372 Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] Rick Allen R GA W. 12 2019-10-31 True P000258 Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] COLLIN PETERSON D MN C. 7 2019-10-31 True F000459 Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] Charles Fleischmann R TN J. "Chuck" 3 2019-11-14 False B001289 Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1] Bradley Byrne R AL 1 2019-11-22 False R000576 Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] C. A. Ruppersberger D MD Dutch 2 2019-11-22 False H001072 Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2] J. Hill R AR French 2 2020-01-16 False M001198 Rep. Marshall, Roger [R-KS-1] Roger Marshall R KS 1 2020-09-01 False F000467 Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1] Abby Finkenauer D IA 1 2020-10-02 False Health Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Medicare Prescription drugs Retail and wholesale trades Rural conditions and development Health 00 2019-10-31 Introduced in House 2020-03-25T14:35:18Z Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2019

This bill establishes several requirements for prescription drug plans under the Medicare prescription drug benefit.

Specifically, the bill requires prescription drug plans to allow any pharmacy located in a health professional shortage area, a medically underserved area, or a rural area to be included as an in-network pharmacy if the plan already has other in-network pharmacies in the same area.

The bill also establishes certain standards for prescription drug plans regarding pharmacy reimbursements and related disclosures. Among other things, the bill prohibits prescription drug plans from reimbursing a pharmacy in an amount that is less than the amount the pharmacy benefits manager (PBM) reimburses an affiliated pharmacy (i.e., a pharmacy that has a shared ownership interest with the PBM) for the same services.

]]> Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2019 Display Title Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure equal access of Medicare beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr4946ih/xml/BILLS-116hr4946ih.xml 2019-11-01 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.