Senate Health and Human Services Committee Passes Supplemental Budget Prioritizing Patient-First Reforms, Opioid Abuse Funding
* "Last year, Republican priorities successfully stabilized
The bill authorizes
The bill also includes key patient-first reforms that require health care providers to clearly post any hidden facility fees they charge, and lifts the pharmacy gag rule preventing pharmacists from telling customers when the cash price for a prescription is cheaper than the insured price. In addition, it gives pharmacies the freedom to synchronize prescription dates, so patients can avoid multiple trips to the pharmacy in a short period of time.
The legislation also includes a
Other provisions in the bill include:
* A requirement that health insurance cover new 3D mammogram technology as preventative services for at-risk patients
* Authorization of a study to identify the prevalence of low-value health care services that provide little or no medical benefit to patients in order to weed out those services and reduce consumer costs
* The creation of a
* Recapture of
* Appropriation for telemedicine treatment options for tuberculosis patients
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