Seniors’ Access to Critical Medications Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Harshbarger
In Committee
Summary
Would allow physician practices to dispense Medicare Part D drugs to their patients under a limited Stark Law exemption. The exemption would run from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2030 and sets conditions for who may prescribe, dispense, and bill.
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- Seniors and patients: Could get designated outpatient Part D drugs directly from a physician practice, in-person or by mail, if they had at least one face-to-face visit with the prescriber or a clinician in the same group in the prior year and maintain an ongoing relationship.
- Physicians and group practices: Would be able to dispense and bill for covered Part D drugs when the drug is prescribed by the referring physician or another clinician in the same group and is dispensed from specified locations or under physician supervision.
- Pharmacies and networks: Requires a GAO study due within three years to identify pharmacies or networks that increase Part D dispensing after enactment and to analyze ownership, integration with physician practices, contracting features, conflict-mitigation measures, and factors that may influence prescribing.
*Would reduce the Medicare Improvement Fund by about $18 million.*
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
Doctors could dispense some Medicare drugs
If enacted, some doctors could dispense and bill for certain Medicare Part D drugs they prescribe. The exception would run from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2030. It would apply only if you have an ongoing relationship with the prescriber and had an in-person visit in the past year for other, non-drug care. The drug must be prescribed by your doctor or someone in the same group, and dispensed by that doctor, their group, or a supervised staff member from the practice, with pickup or mail delivery allowed. Billing would need to be by that doctor, the group, or an entity they wholly own. This would not change other Medicare Part D rules.
Small cut to Medicare improvement fund
If enacted, this would lower the Medicare Improvement Fund by $18 million, from $1.804 billion to $1.786 billion. The change would take effect upon enactment. Programs that use this fund could have slightly less money.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Harshbarger
TN • R
Cosponsors
Wasserman Schultz
FL • D
Sponsored 3/31/2025
Miller (WV)
WV • R
Sponsored 3/31/2025
Soto
FL • D
Sponsored 3/31/2025
Crenshaw
TX • R
Sponsored 3/31/2025
Davis (NC)
NC • D
Sponsored 3/31/2025
Gottheimer
NJ • D
Sponsored 5/19/2025
Krishnamoorthi
IL • D
Sponsored 6/3/2025
Wilson (SC)
SC • R
Sponsored 6/11/2025
Steube
FL • R
Sponsored 6/30/2025
Miller-Meeks
IA • R
Sponsored 8/29/2025
Malliotakis
NY • R
Sponsored 9/23/2025
Moran
TX • R
Sponsored 9/23/2025
Estes
KS • R
Sponsored 10/31/2025
Balderson
OH • R
Sponsored 10/31/2025
Golden (ME)
ME • D
Sponsored 11/4/2025
Pingree
ME • D
Sponsored 11/7/2025
Bean (FL)
FL • R
Sponsored 11/17/2025
Rulli
OH • R
Sponsored 11/17/2025
Bilirakis
FL • R
Sponsored 11/18/2025
Riley (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 12/3/2025
Burchett
TN • R
Sponsored 12/3/2025
Sewell
AL • D
Sponsored 12/9/2025
Kelly (PA)
PA • R
Sponsored 2/5/2026
Hudson
NC • R
Sponsored 3/16/2026
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