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Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2014

Introduced: May 6, 2014 Introduced by: Griffith, H. Morgan Republican · Virginia See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
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To President
Became law
May 9, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 6, 2014
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.
May 6, 2014
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2014 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct any prescription drug plan that has in its network one or more pharmacies located in a health professional shortage area, in a medically underserved area, or among a medically underserved population, and that provides a reduction in coinsurance or copayments for covered part D drugs, to extend to any pharmacy located in that area, or among that population, the option to be an in-network pharmacy under terms and conditions comparable to those the plan has agreed upon with other in-network pharmacies located in the area or among that population.

What's happening now May 9, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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