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US HR4841

US HR4841
Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018


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Introduced
01/18/2018
In Committee
05/09/2018
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

115th Congress

Bill Summary

Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018 This bill requires Medicare's electronic-prescription program to provide for the secure electronic transmittal of a prior authorization request from a Medicare enrollee's prescribing health-care professional with respect to a drug covered under the Medicare prescription drug benefit.

AI Summary

This bill requires Medicare's electronic-prescription program to provide for the secure electronic transmittal of a prior authorization request from a Medicare enrollee's prescribing healthcare professional with respect to a drug covered under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. The bill also expresses the sense of Congress that there should be increased use of electronic prior authorizations for coverage of covered Part D drugs to reduce access delays, and that greater priority should be placed on increasing the adoption of use of such electronic prior authorizations among prescribers, pharmacies, prescription drug plan sponsors, and Medicare Advantage organizations.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (27)

Last Action

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 581. (on 06/12/2018)

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