To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide pharmacy payment of certain services.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide pharmacy payment of certain services., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Foreign Policy, Immigration.
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 S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act.
- Section HF2A4803B855D49DD907D332E064C4D40: 2. Coverage of pharmacist services under medicare part B Section 1861(s) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)) is amended— in paragraph (2)— in...
Evidence Chain:
This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.
At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide pharmacy payment of certain services., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Foreign Policy, Immigration
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide pharmacy payment of certain services., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- health care providers and patients
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal implementing agencies
- health care providers and patients
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
John Thune
R-SD | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Thune (for himself and Mr. Warner) introduced the following …
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
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