Increasing Access to Biosimilars Act of 2021
Summary
Increasing Access to Biosimilars Act of 2021 This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to establish a demonstration project to evaluate the benefits of providing additional payments to providers of biosimilars under Medicare. Specifically, under the demonstration project, participating providers receive an additional payment based on the difference between the costs to the provider of furnishing the biosimilar and the cost if the provider had furnished the underlying reference biological product instead.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Apr 28, 2021
Last action Apr 29, 2021
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Total actions
4
Key actions
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Committee
3
Apr 29, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Apr 28, 2021
Committee
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.
lower
Apr 28, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Apr 28, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tony Cárdenas
DDemocratic
Co
Angie Craig
DDemocratic
Co
Lisa Blunt Rochester
DDemocratic
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