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S 1488 114th Congress Senate

Part D Beneficiary Appeals Fairness Act

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow for fair application of the exceptions process for drugs in tiers in formularies in prescription drug plans under Medicare part D.

Introduced: June 3, 2015 See on congress.gov
Health Health care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessMedicarePrescription drugs
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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 Latest action June 3, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 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 allow a PDP sponsor to make any element of the tiered cost-sharing structure (including a tier used for very high cost or unique items) ineligible for lower-cost sharing through an exception.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2624 Related bill Part D Beneficiary Appeals Fairness Act
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jun 3, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1488: Part D Beneficiary Appeals Fairness Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1488/
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