This week, the Medication Therapy Management Expanded Benefits Act was introduced into the Senate by Senator Kay Hagan and Senator Al Franken. The bill allows more seniors to be eligible in Medicare Part D, therefore improving the benefit of MTM. It also ensures that seniors enrolled in Medicare Part D plans receive MTM services from [...]
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Medication Therapy Management Legislation Introduced in the Senate
Posted in Legislation on July 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Senate passes HCR; merger with House forthcoming
Posted in Advocacy, Legislation, Pharmacy provisions, tagged AMP, DMEPOS, health care reform, Iowa pharmacy, medication therapy management, MTM on January 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
On December 24th, the United States Senate passed their version of health care reform on party line, 60-39, vote. Now that both the House and Senate have passed their respective bills, a conference committee will meet so each chamber of Congress can vote on a merged health care reform bill. The final Senate bill included [...]
Senate health care bills merged; pharmacy provisions intact
Posted in Advocacy, Legislation, Pharmacy provisions, tagged Grassley, Harkin, health care reform, HELP, Iowa pharmacy, Senate Finance on November 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The US Senate introduced their mash-up of the Senate Finance and Senate Health, Labor, Education and Pension (HELP) pieces of health care legislation this past Wednesday. The Congressional Budget Office stated the bill will cost $848 billion over 10 years and will provide coverage to an additional 31 million Americans. It is said to also [...]
House passes HCR bill, pharmacy provisions survive
Posted in Legislation, Pharmacy provisions, tagged Boswell, Braley, health care reform, Iowa pharmacy, Loebsack on November 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The U.S. House of Representatives passed major Health Care Reform legislation Saturday night- including key pharmacy provisions. The bill passed 220-215. Iowa’s Congressional Delegation voted along party lines on the passage of the legislation with Congressmen Boswell, Braley, and Loebsack in favor and Congressmen King and Latham opposing. H.R. 3692 The Affordable Health Care for [...]
House HCR vote tomorrow; bill more MTM-friendly
Posted in Legislation, Pharmacy provisions, tagged health care reform, Iowa pharmacy, medication therapy management, MTM on November 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The US House of Representatives is set to vote on HR 3962 – The Affordable Health Care for America Act – this Saturday night, November 7. A great pro-pharmacy inclusion has been made by Congressman John Dingell (D-MI), which would provide much greater access to pharmacist-delivered MTM services. The provision would provide grants to entities [...]
Sen. Finance passes bill; onto merger with HELP
Posted in Legislation, Pharmacy provisions, tagged health care reform, Iowa pharmacy, Senate Finance on October 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On Tuesday, the Senate Finance Committee finally voted on their draft of health care reform legislation. The bill passed on a 14-9 vote, with all Democrats in addition to one lone Republican, Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME), voting in its favor. The Senate Finance Committee must now merge its legislation with the more liberal piece of [...]
DMEPOS accreditation deadline extension passed by Senate
Posted in Legislation, Pharmacy provisions, tagged accreditation, Braley, DME, DMEPOS, Grassley, Harkin, health care reform, HR 3663, Iowa pharmacy on October 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last week the U.S. Senate failed to pass a bill, HR 3663, before October 1 which would have extended the DMEPOS accreditation deadline to January 1, 2010. They came through this week by voting it out of the Senate Monday. The bill was presented to President Obama on Wednesday for signing. This temporary fix will [...]
Senate Finance up late to finish mark; vote next week.
Posted in Legislation, tagged health care reform, Iowa pharmacy, Senate Finance on October 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Members of the Senate Finance Committee completed a marathon session at 2:15 am this morning in which they completed their consideration of all proposed amendments. Their draft of health care legislation – America’s Healthy Future Act – is now in its final form before the committee vote is held some time in the middle of [...]
Sen. Finance says no to public option–twice.
Posted in Legislation, tagged Grassley, health care reform, Iowa pharmacy, Senate Finance on September 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Key members of the Senate Finance Committee defeated two amendments yesterday that would have established a government-run public option in their health care legislation, America’s Healthy Future Act. Senator Chuck Grassley, an strong opponent to a public option, voted no to both amendments. Check out the story from the Washington Post.
PBM transparency amendment passes unanimously
Posted in Advocacy, Legislation, Pharmacy provisions, tagged health care reform, Iowa pharmacy, PBM, PBM transparency, Senate Finance on September 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
An amendment offered by Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) during the Senate Finance Committee’s markup of its health care legislation–America’s Healthy Future Act–passed unanimously today. The amendment would require three major disclosures by PBMs operating within a newly established health insurance exchange: Prescription drugs dispensed through retail pharmacies and mail-order pharmacies with generic dispensing and substitution [...]
