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To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish drug adherence guidelines, and for other purposes.

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Introduced:
Feb 7, 2025
Policy Area:
Health

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Feb 7, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries (1)

Introduced in House - Feb 7, 2025 00
<p>This bill requires the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish drug adherence guidelines for covered drugs under Medicare so as to achieve an adherence rate of 90%. The CMS must incorporate artificial&nbsp;intelligence and machine-learning technologies and promote generics and biosimilars when developing the guidance.</p>

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Type: IntroReferral | Source: House floor actions | Code: H11100
Feb 7, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: Intro-H
Feb 7, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 1000
Feb 7, 2025

Subjects (4)

Advanced technology and technological innovations Health (Policy Area) Medicare Prescription drugs

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Introduced in House

Feb 7, 2025

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Length: 2,153 characters Version: Introduced in House Version Date: Feb 7, 2025 Last Updated: Nov 13, 2025 6:40 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1142 Introduced in House

(IH) ]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1142

To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of
Health and Human Services to establish drug adherence guidelines, and
for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 7, 2025

Mr. Schweikert introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of
Health and Human Services to establish drug adherence guidelines, and
for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.

Title XVII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300u et
seq.) is amended by inserting after
section 1711 (42 U.
the following:

``
SEC. 1712.

``

(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish drug adherence
guidelines with the goal of achieving 90 percent adherence for all
Medicare part B and D drugs.
``

(b) Contents.--In establishing the guidelines under subsection

(a) , the Secretary shall--
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(1) incorporate artificial intelligence and machine
learning technologies; and
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(2) to the maximum extent practicable, promote the use of
generic and biosimilar drugs.
``
(c) === Definitions. ===
-In this section:
``

(1) Medicare part b drug.--The term `Medicare part B
drug' means a drug or biological product for which payment may
be made under part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395j et seq.).
``

(2) Medicare part d drug.--The term `Medicare part D
drug' means a covered part D drug (as defined in
section 1860D- 2 (e) of the Social Security Act (42 U.
2

(e) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-102

(e) )).''.
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