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H.R. 789

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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit prescription drug plan sponsors and MA-PD organizations under the Medicare program from retroactively reducing payment on clean claims submitted by pharmacies.
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Committee
Latest Action · March 1, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Congress
116th (2019–2021)
Introduced
January 24, 2019
Sponsor
Rep. Peter WelchD
Cosponsors (3)
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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.)

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