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HR 4215 112th Congress House Health Accounting and auditing Business records Contracts and agency Health care costs and insurance Health information and medical records Medicare Prescription drugs Retail and wholesale trades

Medicare Pharmacy Transparency and Fair Auditing Act

Introduced: April 18, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Mar 22, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 20, 2012
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 20, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Pharmacy Transparency and Fair Auditing Act - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require each contract entered into with a prescription drug plan (PDP) sponsor for the offering of a prescription drug plan to prohibit the PDP sponsor from contracting with any pharmacy benefits manager (PBM) to manage the prescription drug coverage under such plan, or to control the costs of such coverage, unless the manager satisfies specified PBM audit and disclosure requirements.

What's happening now March 22, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 29
All 29 Democratic 6 Republican 7
R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Nov 16, 2012
WHITFIELD, EDWARD
· Oct 23, 2012
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Sep 11, 2012
Boustany, Charles
· Sep 10, 2012
Poe, Ted
· Sep 10, 2012
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Sep 10, 2012
BOSWELL, LEONARD
· Aug 2, 2012
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Aug 2, 2012
Lipinski, Daniel
· Jul 25, 2012
Marino, Tom
· Jul 23, 2012
ANDREWS, ROBERT
· Jul 19, 2012
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Jul 12, 2012
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jun 21, 2012
HASTINGS, DOC
· Jun 21, 2012
Kissell, Larry
· Jun 19, 2012
TERRY, LEE
· Jun 19, 2012
Boren, Dan
· May 30, 2012
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 8, 2012
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · May 7, 2012
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Apr 27, 2012
PETERSON, COLLIN
· Apr 27, 2012
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Apr 27, 2012
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Apr 18, 2012
Fortenberry, Jeff
· Apr 18, 2012
Gerlach, Jim
· Apr 18, 2012
JONES, WALTER
· Apr 18, 2012
 R
Young, Todd
Indiana · Apr 18, 2012
ROSS, MIKE
· Mar 29, 2012
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Mar 26, 2012
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4215: Medicare Pharmacy Transparency and Fair Auditing Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4215/
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"H.R. 4215: Medicare Pharmacy Transparency and Fair Auditing Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4215/.
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H.R. 4215, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4215/.
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