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S 988 116th Congress Senate Health Medicare Prescription drugs

Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act

Introduced: April 2, 2019 Introduced by: Capito, Shelley Moore Republican · West Virginia See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 2, 2019
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act

This bill prohibits 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.)

What's happening now April 2, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 1332 Related bill Fair Care Act of 2019
  • HR 803 Identical bill Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act
  • HR 789 Identical bill Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 7
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jun 25, 2019
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Paul, Rand
Kentucky · Jun 12, 2019
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · May 21, 2019
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · May 6, 2019
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · May 1, 2019
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Apr 29, 2019
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Apr 11, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 988: Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-988/
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"S. 988: Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-988/.
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