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H.R.4169 - Protecting Seniors Access to Proper Care Act of 2017115th Congress (2017-2018) |

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Sponsor: Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] (Introduced 10/31/2017)
Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means
Latest Action: House - 01/03/2018 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)

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Introduced in House (10/31/2017)

Protecting Seniors Access to Proper Care Act of 2017

This bill allows an authorized physician or practitioner who is not enrolled as a Medicare provider to, under certain circumstances, prescribe covered drugs under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Specifically, the bill applies to a physician or practitioner, other than a doctor of medicine or osteopathy, who: (1) is not otherwise barred or excluded from participating in Medicare, and (2) prescribes a low-volume of billings for such drugs.