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<item congress="116" measure-type="s" measure-number="3466" measure-id="id116s3466" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2020-03-12" update-date="2020-09-08">
<title>ACCESS for Biosimilars Act of 2020</title>
<summary summary-id="id116s3466v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2020-09-08">
<action-date>2020-03-12</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Acting to Cancel Copays and Ensure Substantial Savings for Biosimilars Act of 2020 or the ACCESS for Biosimilars Act of </b><b>2020</b></p> <p>This bill temporarily eliminates cost-sharing for biosimilar biological products for certain qualifying beneficiaries under Medicare medical services. Specifically, the bill eliminates cost-sharing for beneficiaries whose coverage under private health insurance, a federal program (other than Medicare), a Medicare supplemental policy, or Medicare Advantage does not already do so. The Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services must establish a process for determining a beneficiary's eligibility and notifying Medicare Advantage organizations of such determinations.</p> <p>The bill's provisions apply to products that are furnished during the five-year period beginning on January 1, 2021, or the date on which the product is first marketed, whichever is later.</p>]]></summary-text>
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