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Beth Van Duyne (R-TX)

Preserving Patient Access to Long-Term Care Pharmacies Act

H.R. 5031 · House bill Health

A Republican bill with 14 Democratic cosponsors · See all 46 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, known as the Preserving Patient Access to Long-Term Care Pharmacies Act, aims to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act. It establishes a temporary supply fee for long-term care pharmacies for specific prescriptions during the 2026 and 2027 plan years. Drug plan sponsors or organizations must pay these fees to pharmacies for certain dispensed prescriptions. The Secretary of Health and Human Services will provide subsidies to these plan sponsors to cover the cost of the fees. Additionally, the bill mandates a GAO study to analyze the economic sustainability of long-term care pharmacies in the Medicare program.

Yes· 3 of 7

  • Scored +5

    Would people over 65 be better off under this?

    The bill helps preserve pharmacy access for Medicare beneficiaries who rely on long-term care services.

  • Scored +5

    Does this make health care easier to get in general?

    The bill aims to ensure Medicare beneficiaries with long-term care needs have uninterrupted access to pharmacy services.

  • Scored +5

    Does this make it easier to run a small business?

    The bill provides additional supply fees to long-term care pharmacies to help ensure their economic sustainability.

The opposite

  • Scored -3

    Does this reduce what the federal government spends?

    The bill requires the Secretary to provide subsidies to plan sponsors to cover the aggregate amount of the supply fees.