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HR 5951 114th Congress House

Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit prescription drug plan sponsors and MA-PD organizations under the Medicare program from retroactive… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit prescription drug plan sponsors and MA-PD organizations under the Medicare program from retroactively reducing payment on clean claims submitted by pharmacies.

Introduced: September 9, 2016 Introduced by: Griffith, H. Morgan Republican · Virginia See on congress.gov
Health MedicarePrescription drugs
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Sep 12, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 8, 2016
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.
Sep 8, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 12, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit Medicare Prescription Drug Plan sponsors from retroactively reducing payment on clean claims submitted by pharmacies. (A "clean claim" is a Medicare claim that is free of defects such as incomplete documentation.)

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  • S 3308 Identical bill Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 24
All 24 Democratic 2 Republican 13
Byrne, Bradley
· Nov 30, 2016
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Nov 16, 2016
Harper, Gregg
· Nov 16, 2016
Roby, Martha
· Nov 16, 2016
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Nov 14, 2016
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Nov 14, 2016
GOODLATTE, ROBERT
· Nov 14, 2016
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Nov 14, 2016
 R
Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Nov 14, 2016
CULBERSON, JOHN
· Sep 27, 2016
THORNBERRY, WILLIAM
· Sep 27, 2016
 R
Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · Sep 22, 2016
LOBIONDO, FRANK
· Sep 22, 2016
 R
Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Sep 19, 2016
 R
Massie, Thomas
Kentucky · Sep 19, 2016
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Sep 19, 2016
 R
Williams, Roger
Texas · Sep 13, 2016
Collins, Doug
· Sep 9, 2016
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Sep 9, 2016
Blum, Rod
· Sep 8, 2016
 R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Sep 8, 2016
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Sep 8, 2016
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Sep 8, 2016
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Sep 8, 2016
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5951: Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5951/
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"H.R. 5951: Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5951/.
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H.R. 5951, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5951/.
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