S 1003
115th Congress
Senate
Health
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A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to add standards for drug compendia for physician use for purposes of Medicaid payment for certain drugs, and for other purposes.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 2, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 2, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
This bill amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to add standards for drug compendia used by physicians with respect to payment for certain drugs under the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
Specifically, such compendia shall include compendia that, as determined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: (1) are used by health care providers and utilized nationwide by the health insurance industry, (2) have a publicly available policy on disclosures of conflicts of interest, and (3) are accepted by at least one state board of pharmacy or equivalent licensing body.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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