Pharmacy DIR Reform To Reduce Senior Drug Costs Act
Summary
Pharmacy DIR Reform To Reduce Senior Drug Costs Act This bill establishes certain requirements for prescription drug plans and the prices of covered drugs under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Specifically, the bill requires price concessions, payments, and fees that are negotiated with a pharmacy to be included in a drug's negotiated price, excluding incentive payments, and for this price to be provided at the point of sale. Additionally, prescription drug plans must report price concessions or incentive payments that are made after payment for covered drugs at the point of sale, including by contracted intermediaries, to the pharmacy at least annually. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must establish standardized pharmacy performance measures with respect to incentive payments and price concessions; such measures must account for all pharmacy types, including specialty pharmacies, and focus on patient health outcomes and other targeted areas.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced May 25, 2021
Last action May 26, 2021
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Committee
2
May 26, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
May 25, 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
May 25, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 64 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Peter Welch
DDemocratic
Co
Abigail Davis Spanberger
DDemocratic
Co
Austin Scott
RRepublican
Co
Barry Moore
RRepublican
Co
Ben Cline
RRepublican
Co
Bill Posey
RRepublican
Co
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
Co
C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger
DDemocratic
Co
Carolyn Bourdeaux
DDemocratic
Co
Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann
RRepublican
Co
Chellie Pingree
DDemocratic
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