To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals under Medicare.

Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to exclude from the average sales price in calculating Medicare payments for drugs and biologicals any customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 800 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 800

 To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude 
 customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from 
   the average sales price for drugs and biologicals under Medicare.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 15, 2013

  Mr. Whitfield (for himself, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Nunes, Mr. 
Kind, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Griffith of Virginia, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. 
Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. 
 Blackburn, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Walden, Mr. Himes, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Hall, 
Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Olson, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Holt, 
 Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mrs. 
Capps, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Gingrey of 
 Georgia, Mr. Flores, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Clay, and Mr. Cohen) introduced 
 the following bill; which was 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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude 
 customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from 
   the average sales price for drugs and biologicals under Medicare.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXCLUDING CUSTOMARY PROMPT PAY DISCOUNTS FROM MANUFACTURERS 
              TO WHOLESALERS FROM THE AVERAGE SALES PRICE FOR MEDICARE 
              PAYMENTS FOR DRUGS AND BIOLOGICALS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1847A(c)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395w-3a(c)(3)) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence, by inserting ``(other than 
        customary prompt pay discounts extended to wholesalers)'' after 
        ``prompt pay discounts''; and
            (2) in the second sentence, by inserting ``(other than 
        customary prompt pay discounts extended to wholesalers)'' after 
        ``other price concessions''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to drugs and biologicals that are furnished on or after January 
1, 2014.
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