HR 4169 · 115th Congress · Health

Protecting Seniors Access to Proper Care Act of 2017

Introduced 2017-10-31· Sponsored by Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2018-01-03)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Protecting Seniors Access to Proper Care Act of 2017 This bill allows an authorized physician or practitioner who is not enrolled as a Medicare provider to, under certain circumstances, prescribe covered drugs under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Specifically, the bill applies to a physician or practitioner, other than a doctor of medicine or osteopathy, who: (1) is not otherwise barred or excluded from participating in Medicare, and (2) prescribes a low-volume of billings for such drugs.…

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Cosponsors (3)

3 Republicans