House Bill 2999
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Patients' Access to Treatments Act of 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jun 22, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
2999
Congress
115
Policy Area
Health
Health
Primary focus of measure is science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; health services administration and funding, including such programs as Medicare and Medicaid; health personnel and medical education; drug use and safety; health care coverage and insurance; health facilities. Measures concerning controlled substances and drug trafficking may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Patients' Access to Treatments Act of 2017
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to establish cost sharing limits for health plans that cover prescription drugs and use a formulary or other tiered cost sharing structure. Such health plans may not impose higher cost sharing requirements, including copayment and coinsurance, for specialty drugs than for other prescription drugs in a nonpreferred brand name drug tier. If a health plan's formulary contains more than one nonpreferred brand name drug tier, the tier with the lowest cost sharing applies.
June 22, 2017
06/23/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
06/22/2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
06/22/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:37:47 PM