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<title>Accessing Medicare Therapies Act of 2013</title>
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<action-date>2013-03-18</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>Accessing Medicare Therapies Act of 2013 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, with respect to cost-sharing under a prescription drug plan, to require incurred costs to include the negotiated price of a covered part D drug if the drug is: (1) classified in the highest copayment tier; (2) furnished to the individual free or at nominal charge under a compassionate treatment program; and (3) covered under the formulary of the plan, if the drug is furnished other than through such a program, or is available through exception or appeal.</p>]]></summary-text>
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