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S. 3013

Referred to Committee

Encouraging Innovative Benefit Design to Lower Costs for Seniors Act

Introduced 12/10/2019•116th Congress•Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

12/10/2019 • Senate

Summary

Encouraging Innovative Benefit Design to Lower Costs for Seniors Act

This bill allows prescription drug plan (PDP) sponsors under the Medicare prescription drug benefit to offer additional plans in a region.

Specifically, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must update guidance to allow PDP sponsors to offer up to four plans in a region; the CMS may also set a greater limit, as appropriate.

PDP sponsors may offer up to two additional plans beyond this limit if the PDP sponsor ensures that, under at least one of the plans, pharmacy benefit managers do not receive any remuneration unless at least 10% of price reductions received from drug manufacturers are reflected at the point-of-sale or otherwise used to reduce beneficiary cost-sharing.

Introduced in Senate • 12/10/2019

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Health
Government information and archivesHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessInsurance industry and regulationMedicarePrescription drugs

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Sponsor & Cosponsors (3)

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Sponsor

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Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA]

Republican • PA

Sponsored 12/10/2019

Cosponsors (2)

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Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID]

R-ID

Joined 12/10/2019

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Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]

R-LA

Joined 9/15/2020

Bill Journey

Originated in the Senate

Introduced

December 10, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Introduced in Senate12/10/2019

Details

Bill TypeS
Current StatusReferred to Committee
Cosponsors2