To ensure the accessibility of drugs furnished through the drug discount program under section 340B of the Public Health Service Act.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To ensure the accessibility of drugs furnished through the drug discount program under section 340B of the Public Health Service Act., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Foreign Policy, Government Operations.
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 H24FFB2D7992D4AA2B6BFAB66BB8327E2: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the 340B Pharmaceutical Access To Invest in Essential, Needed Treatments & Support Act of 2025 or the 340B PATIENTS Act...
- Section H76A9B1BD264E49BA88E45DC5E1D2D864: 2. Findings and purposes Congress finds the following: Section 340B of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256b) enables covered entities to stretch...
- Section H6ED3464A1A214AF49C16F1FC242FA19B: 3. Ensuring the accessibility of drugs furnished under the drug discount program Section 340B(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256b(a)) is...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To ensure the accessibility of drugs furnished through the drug discount program under section 340B of the Public Health Service Act., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Foreign Policy, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, To ensure the accessibility of drugs furnished through the drug discount program under section 340B of the Public Health Service Act., 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
Peter Welch
D-VT | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Welch (for himself and Mr. Merkley) introduced the following …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
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