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Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2014

Introduced: July 14, 2014 Introduced by: Griffith, H. Morgan Republican · Virginia See on congress.gov
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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
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 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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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 60
All 60 Democratic 10 Republican 13
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Dec 11, 2014
CRENSHAW, ANDER
· Nov 19, 2014
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Nov 12, 2014
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Nov 12, 2014
FARR, SAM
· Nov 12, 2014
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Nov 12, 2014
PRICE, DAVID
· Nov 12, 2014
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
· Sep 18, 2014
COBLE, HOWARD
· Sep 15, 2014
Stivers, Steve
· Sep 15, 2014
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Sep 10, 2014
SMITH, LAMAR
· Sep 10, 2014
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· Sep 8, 2014
MCINTYRE, MIKE
· Sep 8, 2014
Reed, Tom
· Sep 8, 2014
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jul 31, 2014
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jul 30, 2014
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 30, 2014
Owens, William
· Jul 29, 2014
PETERSON, COLLIN
· Jul 28, 2014
Bishop, Timothy
· Jul 25, 2014
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Jul 25, 2014
Bustos, Cheri
· Jul 23, 2014
Olson, Pete
· Jul 23, 2014
Barletta, Lou
· Jul 22, 2014
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jul 22, 2014
TIERNEY, JOHN
· Jul 14, 2014
WHITFIELD, EDWARD
· Jul 14, 2014
 R
Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Jul 8, 2014
SLAUGHTER, LOUISE
· Jul 8, 2014
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jun 26, 2014
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Jun 20, 2014
Lipinski, Daniel
· Jun 20, 2014
Walz, Timothy
· Jun 20, 2014
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jun 18, 2014
Collins, Chris
· Jun 18, 2014
Rice, Tom
· Jun 18, 2014
DUNCAN, JOHN
· Jun 17, 2014
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Jun 17, 2014
GOODLATTE, ROBERT
· Jun 12, 2014
Noem, Kristi
· Jun 11, 2014
Fortenberry, Jeff
· Jun 9, 2014
HINOJOSA, RUBEN
· Jun 9, 2014
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jun 9, 2014
Forbes, J.
· May 30, 2014
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · May 29, 2014
Loebsack, David
· May 29, 2014
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · May 29, 2014
 R
Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · May 28, 2014
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · May 28, 2014
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