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S 2477 118th Congress Senate Health

Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act

Introduced: April 8, 2024 Introduced by: Thune, John Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jul 25, 2023
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Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act

This bill expands Medicare coverage to permanently include services provided by a pharmacist, including incidental services and supplies, related to testing, vaccines, and treatment for COVID-19, influenza, and certain other illnesses.

Specifically, the bill provides for continued coverage of pharmacist services relating to evaluation and management of patients for testing and treatment for COVID-19, influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), or streptococcal pharyngitis (strep throat), as well as vaccines for pneumococcal disease, COVID-19, influenza, or hepatitis B. It also generally provides for coverage of pharmacist services during a public health emergency.

What's happening now July 25, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1770 Identical bill Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 10

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • FORBES-TATE
    for INDEPENDENT PHARMACY COOPERATIVE · Wisconsin · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025
  • ABBOTT LABORATORIES
    for ABBOTT LABORATORIES · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2025
  • BALLARD SPAHR LLP
    for CENCORA, INC. (FORMERLY AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORPORATION) · Pennsylvania · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2025
  • FORBES-TATE
    for INDEPENDENT PHARMACY COOPERATIVE · Wisconsin · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2025
  • BALLARD SPAHR LLP
    for CENCORA, INC. (FORMERLY AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORPORATION) · Pennsylvania · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2025
  • ABBOTT LABORATORIES
    for ABBOTT LABORATORIES · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2025
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 Cosponsors 27
All 27 Democratic 15 Republican 11
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Dec 17, 2024
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Nov 12, 2024
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Sep 10, 2024
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Sep 10, 2024
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Sep 10, 2024
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Jun 4, 2024
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Jun 4, 2024
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · May 20, 2024
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · May 20, 2024
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Apr 15, 2024
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Apr 15, 2024
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Apr 8, 2024
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Apr 8, 2024
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Feb 28, 2024
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Feb 28, 2024
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Jan 8, 2024
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Dec 14, 2023
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Nov 29, 2023
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Nov 29, 2023
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Nov 9, 2023
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Nov 7, 2023
Mullin, Markwayne
· Nov 7, 2023
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Nov 1, 2023
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Oct 17, 2023
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Sep 21, 2023
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Sep 13, 2023
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Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · Jul 25, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2477: Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2477/
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"S. 2477: Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2477/.
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S. 2477, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2477/.
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