Bill > HR7716

This bill aims to amend the Social Security Act to provide for the enforcement of standards for reasonable and relevant contract terms and conditions, as well as essential retail pharmacy protections, under the Medicare Part D prescription drug program. Specifically, it establishes a process for pharmacies to submit allegations of violations by Medicare Part D plan sponsors, empowers the Secretary of Health and Human Services to investigate such allegations, and authorizes the use of civil monetary penalties or other enforcement actions against plan sponsors found to have violated the established standards. The bill also defines key terms like "essential retail pharmacy" and "independent community pharmacy" for the purposes of these new enforcement provisions.

Business and Industry, Health and Social Services

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7716/all-info