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HR 3924 116th Congress House

Streamlining Part D Appeals Process Act

Official title: To provide for the treatment of a pharmacy counter refusal as a coverage determination under Medicare part D.

Introduced: July 23, 2019 Introduced by: Suozzi, Thomas R. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Health Administrative remediesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesMedicarePrescription drugs
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Jul 24, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 23, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 23, 2019
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.
Jul 23, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 24, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Streamlining Part D Appeals Process Act

This bill allows a Medicare beneficiary to directly appeal a pharmacy's refusal to fill a prescription as a coverage determination under the Medicare prescription drug benefit.

Currently, if a pharmacy refuses to fill a prescription, the pharmacy provides the beneficiary with a notice explaining how to contact the beneficiary's prescription drug plan (PDP); the beneficiary must then obtain a written coverage determination (i.e., a decision denying coverage) from the PDP before initiating the appeals process.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
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All 2 Democratic 1
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Sep 19, 2019
Reed, Tom
· Jul 23, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3924: Streamlining Part D Appeals Process Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3924/
MLA
"H.R. 3924: Streamlining Part D Appeals Process Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3924/.
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H.R. 3924, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3924/.
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[H.R. 3924: Streamlining Part D Appeals Process Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3924/)
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