[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 776 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 776

 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to 
  medication therapy management under part D of the Medicare program.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 18, 2015

   Mr. Roberts (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Kirk, and Mr. Brown) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                          Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to 
  medication therapy management under part D of the Medicare program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medication Therapy Management 
Empowerment Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVED ACCESS TO MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT UNDER PART D 
              OF THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 1860D-4(c)(2)(A)(ii)(I) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-104(c)(2)(A)(ii)(I)) is amended by 
inserting ``or have a single chronic disease of cardiovascular disease, 
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hyperlipidemia, or diabetes'' 
before the semicolon at the end.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2016.
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