S 2426 · 119th Congress · Health

Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act

Introduced 2025-07-24· Sponsored by Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.(2025-07-24)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 2426 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2426 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide pharmacy payment of certain services. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 24, 2025 Mr. Thune (for himself, Mr. Warner, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Daines, Ms. Hassan, Ms. Warren, Mr. Welch, and Ms. Cortez Masto) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide pharmacy payment of certain services. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act''. SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF PHARMACIST SERVICES UNDER MEDICARE PART B. (a) Coverage.--Section 1861 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x) is amended-- (1) in subsection (s)(2)-- (A) in subparagraph (JJ), by ad…

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Cosponsors (20)

11 Democrats9 Republicans