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HR 1239 113th Congress House

Accessing Medicare Therapies Act of 2013

Official title: To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to count the negotiated price of drugs provided free or at nominal charge under compassionate treatme… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to count the negotiated price of drugs provided free or at nominal charge under compassionate treatment programs towards incurred out-of-pocket costs.

Introduced: June 5, 2013 Introduced by: Cassidy, Bill Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
Health MedicarePrescription drugs
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Apr 10, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 22, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 18, 2013
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 18, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 10, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Accessing Medicare Therapies Act of 2013 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, with respect to cost-sharing under a prescription drug plan, to require incurred costs to include the negotiated price of a covered part D drug if the drug is: (1) classified in the highest copayment tier; (2) furnished to the individual free or at nominal charge under a compassionate treatment program; and (3) covered under the formulary of the plan, if the drug is furnished other than through such a program, or is available through exception or appeal.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 1 Republican 3
Loebsack, David
· Jul 14, 2014
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Dec 3, 2013
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Nov 21, 2013
SENSENBRENNER, F.
· Nov 21, 2013
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Jun 5, 2013
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Mar 18, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1239: Accessing Medicare Therapies Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1239/
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"H.R. 1239: Accessing Medicare Therapies Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1239/.
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H.R. 1239, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1239/.
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