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On the recordJune 19, 2018
Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5773) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require Medicare prescription drug plans to establish drug management programs for at-risk beneficiaries, require electronic prior authorization for covered part D drugs, and to provide for other program integrity measures under parts C and D of the Medicare program, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 5773 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 ``Preventing Addiction for Susceptible Seniors Act of 2018'' or the ``PASS Act of 2018''. SEC. 2. ELECTRONIC PRIOR AUTHORIZATION FOR COVERED PART D DRUGS. (a) Inclusion in Electronic Prescription Program.--Section 1860D-4(e)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.…
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Peter Roskam
Republican · Illinois

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