To amend the Public Health Service Act to reform the 340B drug pricing program, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act to reform the 340B drug pricing program, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Government Operations, Finance.
Who Benefits and How
health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H4EAD2A0ACF1A45F0B637A36C3301F4D9: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the 340B Affording Care for Communities and Ensuring a Strong Safety-net Act or the 340B ACCESS Act....
- Section H8E977F517E9A4018AE74916605E33A06: 2. Definitions Section 340B(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256b(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: In this section, the term...
- Section H5C12B0A571FE46EC963349F3AFFDBAA0: 3. Prevention of Medicaid duplicate discounts; oversight of covered entities Section 340B(a)(5) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256b(a)(5)) is...
- Section H19E211B4C29642ABB3B009F5A6037C9F: 4. Hospital child site requirements Section 340B(a)(5) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256b(a)(5)) is amended by adding at the end the following: A...
- Section HAE7A9F97ACF4457193C7E4CA9B8A9A91: 5. Contract pharmacies Section 340B(a)(5) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256b(a)(5)) is further amended by adding at the end the following:...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act to reform the 340B drug pricing program, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Government Operations, Finance
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act to reform the 340B drug pricing program, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- health care providers and patients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- health care providers and patients
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Carter of Georgia (for himself and Mrs. Harshbarger) introduced …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Covered Entities (Hospitals, Clinics, etc.), Covered entities and contract pharmacies, Covered entities described in subparagraphs (L) through (O)
Positive-direction: Covered Entities (Hospitals, Clinics, etc.), Covered entities described in subparagraphs (L) through (O), Nonhospital covered entities and subgrantees, Private nonprofit hospitals participating in Section 340B program
Negative-direction: Covered entities and contract pharmacies, Covered entities described in subsection (a)(4), Covered entities under Section 340B(a)(4)(A)-(K), Covered entities under Section 340B(d)(2)(B), Hospitals seeking 340B drug pricing program benefits
Contract Pharmacies, Covered entities described in subparagraph (L) of paragraph (4), Covered entities under the 340B program
Positive-direction: Covered entities under the 340B program
Negative-direction: Contract Pharmacies, Covered entities described in subparagraph (L) of paragraph (4), Off-campus outpatient facilities associated with covered entities, Private nonprofit hospitals with contracts to provide health care services to low-income uninsured individuals
Group health plans, health insurance issuers, pharmacy benefit managers
Third-party administrators and contract pharmacies serving covered entities under Section 340B
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
any individual pharmacy (as determined by a national provider identifier unique to the pharmacy address) that is— (aa) (AA)licensed as a pharmacy by the relevant State (or States)
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