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<item congress="114" measure-type="s" measure-number="506" measure-id="id114s506" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2015-02-12" update-date="2015-03-04">
<title>A bill to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals under Medicare, and for other purposes.</title>
<summary summary-id="id114s506v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2015-03-04">
<action-date>2015-02-12</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to exclude from the average sales price in calculating Medicare payments for drugs and biologicals any customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers.</p>]]></summary-text>
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