To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require prescription drug plan sponsors under the Medicare program to establish drug management programs for at-risk beneficiaries.

Bill: 115-hr-5675
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]
Introduced: 2018-05-03
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug, alcohol, tobacco use

Medicare

Prescription drugs
Latest action: action_date: 2018-06-12
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 577.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-05-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill requires Medicare prescription drug plan (PDP) sponsors, for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, to establish drug management programs for at-risk beneficiaries. Current law authorizes, but does not require, PDP sponsors to establish such programs.</p>

action_date: 2018-06-12
action_desc: Reported to House amended, Part I
text: <p>This bill requires Medicare prescription drug plan (PDP) sponsors, for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, to establish drug management programs for at-risk beneficiaries. Current law authorizes, but does not require, PDP sponsors to establish such programs.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5675 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 3, 2018 Mr. Bilirakis (for himself, Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico , Mr. Roskam , and Mr. Levin ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require prescription drug plan sponsors under the Medicare program to establish drug management programs for at-risk beneficiaries.

1. Requiring prescription drug plan sponsors under Medicare to establish drug management programs for at-risk beneficiaries Section 1860D–4(c) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–104(c) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new subparagraph: (F) With respect to plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, a drug management program for at-risk beneficiaries described in paragraph (5). ; and (2) in paragraph (5)(A), by inserting (and for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, a PDP sponsor shall) after A PDP sponsor may .

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 577 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5675 [Report No. 115–743, Part I] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 3, 2018 Mr. Bilirakis (for himself, Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico , Mr. Roskam , and Mr. Levin ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned June 12, 2018 Additional sponsors: Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Walden , and Mr. Posey June 12, 2018 Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce June 12, 2018 The Committee on Ways and Means discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require prescription drug plan sponsors under the Medicare program to establish drug management programs for at-risk beneficiaries.

1. Requiring prescription drug plan sponsors under Medicare to establish drug management programs for at-risk beneficiaries Section 1860D–4(c) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–104(c) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new subparagraph: (F) With respect to plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, a drug management program for at-risk beneficiaries described in paragraph (5). ; and (2) in paragraph (5)(A), by inserting (and for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, a PDP sponsor shall) after A PDP sponsor may .

June 12, 2018 Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce June 12, 2018 The Committee on Ways and Means discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed