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Independent Pharmacy Protection Act of 2006

Introduced: May 19, 2006 Introduced by: Wicker, Roger F. Republican · Mississippi See on congress.gov
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Apr 19, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman .
Apr 6, 2006
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Apr 6, 2006
Introduced in House
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Independent Pharmacy Protection Act of 2006 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require each prescription drug plan contract entered into with a plan sponsor to provide for: (1) the availability of direct deposit payments; (2) an increased dispensing fee for generic drugs; and (3) payments within 10 days for certain pharmacies.

Requires the dispensing fee paid to a participating pharmacy for a generic covered part D drug therapeutically equivalent and bioequivalent to a brand name covered part D drug dispensed through the pharmacy to be at least 50% greater than the dispensing fee for the brand name drug.

Limits to $10 the dispensing fee paid to a participating pharmacy for a generic covered part D drug.

Prohibits a prescription drug plan, subject to exception by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, from decreasing the dispensing fee paid to a participating pharmacy for a brand name drug to an amount less than the dispensing fee paid for it on the date of enactment of this Act.

Applies this Act to contracts with a Medicare Advantage organization in the same manner as they apply to those with a prescription drug plan sponsor.

What's happening now April 19, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman .

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 37
All 37 Democratic 9 Republican 12
Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie
· Jul 20, 2006
Melancon, Charlie
· May 24, 2006
TAYLOR, GENE
· May 24, 2006
Rodgers, Cathy
· May 19, 2006
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · May 16, 2006
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · May 16, 2006
BERRY, MARION
· May 9, 2006
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 9, 2006
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · May 9, 2006
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · May 4, 2006
HARMAN, JANE
· May 4, 2006
KANJORSKI, PAUL
· May 4, 2006
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · May 4, 2006
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 4, 2006
Meek, Kendrick
· May 4, 2006
PUTNAM, ADAM
· May 4, 2006
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · May 4, 2006
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · May 2, 2006
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · May 2, 2006
SHADEGG, JOHN
· May 2, 2006
DIAZ-BALART, LINCOLN
· Apr 27, 2006
Barrett, J.
· Apr 26, 2006
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Apr 26, 2006
BAIRD, BRIAN
· Apr 25, 2006
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 25, 2006
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Apr 25, 2006
ETHERIDGE, BOB
· Apr 25, 2006
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Apr 25, 2006
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Apr 25, 2006
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Apr 6, 2006
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Apr 6, 2006
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Apr 6, 2006
HOEKSTRA, PETER
· Apr 6, 2006
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 6, 2006
TIAHRT, TODD
· Apr 6, 2006
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Apr 6, 2006
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Apr 6, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5166: Independent Pharmacy Protection Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5166/
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"H.R. 5166: Independent Pharmacy Protection Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5166/.
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H.R. 5166, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5166/.
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