S 3327
115th Congress
Senate
Health
SENIOR Communities Protection Act
Introduced: August 1, 2018
Introduced by:
Cortez Masto, Catherine
Democratic
· Nevada
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 1, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Aug 1, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Stop Excessive Narcotics in our Retirement Communities Protection Act or the SENIOR Communities Protection Act
This bill authorizes the suspension of payments to a pharmacy under the Medicare prescription drug benefit and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans pending the investigation of a credible allegation of fraud by the pharmacy. A fraud hotline tip, without other evidence, may not be considered a credible allegation of fraud.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1