HR 2869 United States House · 117th Congress

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
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Introduced Apr 28, 2021 Last action Apr 29, 2021
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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
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Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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