H.R. 789 · 116th Congress
Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Peter Welch
- Introduced
- 2019-01-24
- Latest action
- 2019-03-01 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act
This bill prohibits Medicare prescription drug plan sponsors from retroactively reducing payment on clean claims submitted by pharmacies. (A "clean claim" is a Medicare claim that is free of defects such as incomplete documentation.)