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HR 398 111th Congress House Health Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Higher education Medicaid Prescription drugs Student aid and college costs

Prevention Through Affordable Access Act of 2009

Introduced: January 9, 2009 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 14, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 9, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 9, 2009
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prevention Through Affordable Access Act of 2009 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to revise requirements for the best price component of the formula for determination of the Medicaid rebate for a covered single source outpatient drug or a covered innovator multiple source outpatient drug. (Under current law, best prices shall not take into account prices that are merely nominal in amount.)

Revises the list of entities to which sales by a manufacturer of covered outpatient drugs at nominal prices shall be considered to be sales at a nominal price, or merely nominal in amount (and thus excluded from computation of the best price for such drugs).

Adds to such list any entity that is: (1) operated by a health center of an institution of higher education, primarily for its students (university-based clinic); or (2) a public or private nonprofit entity that provides family planning services under the Public Health Service Act (safety-net clinic).

What's happening now January 14, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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