US Congress Senate Bill 1913 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 22-4)
Status: Introduced on July 30 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-07-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Stopping Medication Abuse and Protecting Seniors Act of 2015 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) authorize a Medicare prescription drug plan (PDP) sponsor to establish a drug management program under which the PDP sponsor may limit an at-risk beneficiary’s access to coverage for frequently abused drugs to include only those drugs that are prescribed by selected prescribers and dispensed by selected pharmacies; and (2) require a PDP sponsor to have in place a utilization management tool to prevent drug abuse. With respect to a drug management program, a PDP sponsor must: (1) provide specified notice to a beneficiary who has been identified by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) as “at-risk” and consequently enrolled in the program; and (2) in selecting prescribers and dispensers, ensure that the beneficiary continues to have reasonable access to drugs. These determinations shall be subject to expedited reconsideration and appeal. A PDP sponsor must review and consider an at-risk beneficiary’s preferences regarding prescriber and pharmacy selection. Certain individuals, including those receiving hospice care or residing in a long-term care facility, are exempted from enrollment in a drug management program. CMS must, for purposes of quality or performance assessments, review and consider complaints received from at-risk beneficiaries regarding lack of access due to their enrollment in a drug management program. In addition, CMS must establish rules and procedures requiring a PDP sponsor to provide specified program data.

Stopping Medication Abuse and Protecting Seniors Act of 2015

Sen. Pat Toomey [R-PA]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Rob Portman [R-OH]	Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA]
Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. John McCain [R-AZ]	Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]
Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV]	Sen. Jeff Flake [R-AZ]	Sen. Orrin Hatch [R-UT]	Sen. David Vitter [R-LA]
Sen. Michael Enzi [R-WY]	Sen. Mitch McConnell [R-KY]	Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]	Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]
Sen. John Barrasso [R-WY]	Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA]	Sen. Mike Rounds [R-SD]	Sen. Thad Cochran [R-MS]
Sen. Richard Burr [R-NC]	Sen. Daniel Coats [R-IN]	Sen. Dean Heller [R-NV]	Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR]
Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]	Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-07-30	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

HB6 (Related) 2015-07-13 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
HB1021 (Related) 2015-03-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HB2298 (Related) 2015-06-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
SB1431 (Related) 2015-05-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
HB4697 (Related) 2016-04-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
SB524 (Related) 2016-07-22 - Became Public Law No: 114-198. (TXT | PDF)
HB4876 (Related) 2016-03-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1913/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1913/BILLS-114s1913is.pdf