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HR 1474 110th Congress House

Fair and Speedy Treatment (FAST) of Medicare Prescription Drug Claims Act of 2007

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the sponsor of a prescription drug plan or an organization offering an MA-PD plan to promptly pay cl… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the sponsor of a prescription drug plan or an organization offering an MA-PD plan to promptly pay claims submitted under part D and to prohibit the inclusion of certain identifying information of pharmacies on explanatory prescription drug information and cards distributed by prescription drug plan sponsors.

Introduced: October 9, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Mar 20, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 13, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 12, 2007
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.
Mar 12, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 20, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fair and Speedy Treatment (FAST) of Medicare Prescription Drug Claims Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require prompt payment of clean claims to pharmacies by prescription drug plans (PDPs) and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans (MA-PD Plans). Defines "prompt payment" as within 14 calendar days from submission for claims submitted electronically, and within 30 calendar days for claims submitted otherwise. Requires payment of interest, also, if a payment is not issued, mailed, or otherwise transmitted within the applicable number of calendar days.

Makes it unlawful for a PDP sponsor to display on any explanatory prescription drug information and enrollee cards the name, brand, or trademark (co-branding) of any pharmacy.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 57
All 57 Democratic 31 Republican 21
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Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · Jun 12, 2008
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jun 5, 2008
LAMPSON, NICK
· Jun 5, 2008
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 22, 2008
 D
Costa, Jim
California · May 22, 2008
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 22, 2008
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · May 6, 2008
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Apr 24, 2008
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 3, 2008
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Mar 12, 2008
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Feb 12, 2008
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Nov 8, 2007
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Oct 25, 2007
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Oct 9, 2007
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 9, 2007
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Oct 9, 2007
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Sep 27, 2007
Mahoney, Tim
· Sep 27, 2007
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Sep 4, 2007
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Jul 19, 2007
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Jun 28, 2007
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 28, 2007
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jun 28, 2007
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jun 12, 2007
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jun 5, 2007
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 5, 2007
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · May 24, 2007
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · May 24, 2007
Sali, Bill
· May 24, 2007
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · May 22, 2007
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 22, 2007
 R
Walberg, Tim
Michigan · May 22, 2007
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 16, 2007
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · May 16, 2007
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · May 16, 2007
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 16, 2007
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 16, 2007
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · May 16, 2007
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 14, 2007
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · May 8, 2007
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · May 8, 2007
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · May 3, 2007
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 3, 2007
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · May 1, 2007
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Apr 26, 2007
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Apr 26, 2007
 R
Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Apr 24, 2007
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Apr 18, 2007
Davis, David
· Apr 18, 2007
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Apr 16, 2007
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