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S. 2426 119th Congress Senate

Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide pharmacy payment of certain services.

Introduced: July 24, 2025 Introduced by: John Thune Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
Health Health care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessMedicarePrescription drugs
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Jul 24, 2025
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Jul 24, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S4701)
Jul 24, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S4701)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act

This bill provides for permanent coverage under Medicare of certain pharmacist services.

Specifically, the bill provides for permanent coverage of testing and treatment services provided by pharmacists relating to (1) COVID-19, influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and streptococcal pharyngitis (strep throat); and (2) other public health needs in relation to a declared public health emergency. (Similar authorities were temporarily granted during the COVID-19 public health emergency.) Such services must be provided in accordance with the applicable state laws governing pharmacists' scope of practice.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2426: Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2426/
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"S. 2426: Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2426/.
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S. 2426, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2426/.
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