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S 413 115th Congress Senate

Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit prescription drug plan sponsors and MA-PD organizations under the Medicare program from retr… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit prescription drug plan sponsors and MA-PD organizations under the Medicare program from retroactively reducing payment on clean claims submitted by pharmacies.

Introduced: April 3, 2017 Introduced by: Capito, Shelley Moore Republican · West Virginia See on congress.gov
Health MedicarePrescription drugs
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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 Latest action February 16, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.)

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  • HR 1038 Identical bill Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Republican 10 Independent 1
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Aug 1, 2018
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Sep 7, 2017
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · May 25, 2017
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Apr 6, 2017
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Apr 3, 2017
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Mar 9, 2017
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Feb 16, 2017
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Feb 16, 2017
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Feb 16, 2017
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Feb 16, 2017
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Feb 16, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 413: Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-413/
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"S. 413: Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-413/.
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