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HR 2827 113th Congress House Health Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Medicare Prescription drugs

Part D Beneficiary Appeals Fairness Act

Introduced: July 25, 2013 Introduced by: Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
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Jul 26, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 25, 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.
Jul 25, 2013
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Part D Beneficiary Appeals Fairness Act - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, with respect to a prescription drug plan (PDP) that provides for any tiered cost-sharing within a formulary (including a structure that provides for different co-payment or coinsurance amounts for drugs in different tiers included within the formulary), to authorize a Medicare part D eligible individual enrolled in the plan to request an exception to the tiered cost-sharing structure.

States that in no case may the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) allow a PDP sponsor to make any formulary tier of the tiered cost-sharing structure (including a formulary tier used for very high cost or unique items) ineligible for lower-cost sharing through an exception.

What's happening now July 26, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6