Increasing Access to Biosimilars Act of 2020
Sponsored By: Representative Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
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Summary
Increasing Access to Biosimilars Act of 2020 This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to establish a demonstration project to evaluate the benefits of providing additional payments to providers of biosimilars under Medicare. Specifically, under the demonstration project, participating providers receive an additional payment based on the difference between the costs to the provider of furnishing the biosimilar and the cost if the provider had furnished the underlying reference biological product instead.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
CA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9]
NC • R
Sponsored 3/10/2020
Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]
MN • D
Sponsored 3/10/2020
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 3/10/2020
Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]
FL • R
Sponsored 11/16/2020
Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE]
DE • D
Sponsored 11/30/2020
Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]
WV • R
Sponsored 12/10/2020
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