To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit prescription drug plan sponsors and MA-PD organizations under the Medicare program from retroactively reducing payment on clean claims submitted by pharmacies.
United States115th CongressHR-1038House of Representatives
Updated: Mar 9, 2017
Summary
Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit Medicare Prescription Drug Plan sponsors from retroactively reducing payment on clean claims submitted by pharmacies. (A "clean claim" is a Medicare claim that is free of defects such as incomplete documentation.)
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Latest companion bill action
S-413: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit prescription drug plan sponsors and MA-PD organizations under the Medicare program from retroactively reducing payment on clean claims submitted by pharmacies.Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
House of Representatives
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
House of Representatives
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E306)