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S 3308 114th Congress Senate Health Medicare Prescription drugs

Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act

Introduced: September 12, 2016 Introduced by: Capito, Shelley Moore Republican · West Virginia See on congress.gov
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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.)

What's happening now September 12, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5951 Identical bill Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 6
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Sep 22, 2016
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Sep 21, 2016
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Sep 20, 2016
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Sep 15, 2016
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Sep 12, 2016
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Sep 12, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3308: Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-3308/
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