115-hr-4169115th Congress

Protecting Seniors Access to Proper Care Act of 2017

Sponsored By: Representative Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24]

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Summary

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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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24]

TX • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8]

    MO • R

    Sponsored 10/31/2017

  • Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2]

    ID • R

    Sponsored 10/31/2017

  • Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3]

    GA • R

    Sponsored 10/31/2017

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