Medication Therapy Management Empowerment Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-776
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS]
Introduced: 2015-03-18
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Blood and blood diseases

Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Digestive and metabolic diseases

Drug therapy

Medicare

Prescription drugs
Latest action: action_date: 2015-03-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-03-18
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p> <b>Medication Therapy Management Empowerment Act of 2015</b></p> <p>This bill amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to make a targeted beneficiary under the medication therapy management program of a part D eligible individual who has a single chronic disease of cardiovascular disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hyperlipidemia, or diabetes.<BR> </p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 776 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 18, 2015 Mr. Roberts (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen , Mr. Kirk , and Mr. Brown ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to medication therapy management under part D of the Medicare program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medication Therapy Management Empowerment Act of 2015 . 2. Improved access to medication therapy management under part D of the Medicare program (a) In general Section 1860D–4(c)(2)(A)(ii)(I) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–104(c)(2)(A)(ii)(I) ) is amended by inserting or have a single chronic disease of cardiovascular disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hyperlipidemia, or diabetes before the semicolon at the end. (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2016.