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Streamlining Part D Appeals Process Act

Introduced: June 13, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 13, 2019
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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.

What's happening now June 13, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3924 Identical bill Streamlining Part D Appeals Process Act
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Jun 13, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1861: Streamlining Part D Appeals Process Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1861/
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"S. 1861: Streamlining Part D Appeals Process Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1861/.
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S. 1861, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1861/.
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