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S 506 114th Congress Senate

A bill to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals…

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Official title: A bill to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals under Medicare, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 12, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 12, 2015
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 Latest action February 12, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to exclude from the average sales price in calculating Medicare payments for drugs and biologicals any customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers.

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  • HR 696 Identical bill To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers …
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Feb 12, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 506: A bill to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals under Medicare, and for other purposes.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-506/
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"S. 506: A bill to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals under Medicare, and for other purposes.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-506/.
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S. 506, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-506/.
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[S. 506: A bill to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals under Medicare, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-506/)
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