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Amends 42 U.S.C. 1395iii(b)(1) by replacing the previously specified dollar amount with a new dollar amount.
Adds a new paragraph (6) to subsection (b) creating an exception to the physician self-referral prohibition for certain outpatient prescription drugs that are covered Part D drugs furnished under specified conditions during 2026–2030, and adds related billing and dispensing conditions.
Creates a time‑limited exception to the physician self‑referral law so physician practices can furnish certain Medicare Part D outpatient prescription drugs to their own patients, but only from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2030 and only if strict safeguards are met. These safeguards cover who prescribes, an ongoing patient relationship, a recent in‑person visit, where and how the drug is dispensed, and who bills. Part D plan rules (like networks, formularies, cost‑sharing, and prior authorization) stay the same.
It also orders an independent study by the Comptroller General to look at pharmacies or pharmacy networks that see big increases in Part D dispensing after enactment and to analyze factors that might influence prescribing, with a report due within three years. Finally, it reduces the Medicare Improvement Fund by $18 million.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced March 31, 2025 by Diana Harshbarger · Last progress March 31, 2025