# 119-s-2800: Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act

119-s-2800, Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2800
- Congress: 119
- Title: Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-15
- Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Would add pharmacist services to Medicare Part B for health professional shortage areas and medically underserved populations.** It would set a defined payment rule and require HHS to create pharmacist-specific billing codes for implementation on January 1, 2027. - Families and patients in shortage and medically underserved areas would be able to receive certain Part B services from licensed pharmacists locally, rather than only from physicians. - Licensed pharmacists and pharmacy providers could bill Medicare Part B using new codes and would be paid 80 percent of the lesser of their actual charge or 85 percent of the physician fee schedule amount when a physician would have furnished the service. - Medicare would add a new coverage category under section 1861 and a related payment rule under section 1833 that link pharmacist services to existing physician service rules.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Medicare covers pharmacists in underserved areas: mixed, medium. If enacted, Medicare Part B would cover certain pharmacist services furnished on or after January 1, 2027. Coverage would apply when a State-licensed pharmacist is legally allowed to provide the service. The service must be one Medicare would cover if a physician provided it. The service must be in…

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## Sources
- [119-s-2800 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2800)

## Related
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-836: Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-836)
- [119-s-2329: Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Patient-Centered Care Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2329)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-545: Combating Illicit Xylazine Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-545)
- [119-s-199: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-199)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2800 (as of 2026-04-21).