HR 1122
115th Congress
House
Health
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Medicare
Prescription drugs
SPARC Act
Introduced: February 16, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 1, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 17, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 16, 2017
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.
Feb 16, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Secondary Payer Advancement, Rationalization, and Clarification Act or the SPARC Act
This bill specifies recovery rules and timelines with respect to secondary claims responsibility under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Current law specifies only that secondary payor provisions apply under the benefit in the same manner as they apply with respect to Medicare Advantage plans.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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