119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Sep 15, 2025
Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act
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Latest action (Sep 15, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Health
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Sep 15, 2025)
Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act
This bill provides for Medicare coverage and payment with respect to certain pharmacist services that (1) are furnished by a pharmacist in a health-professional shortage area, and (2) would otherwise be covered under Medicare if furnished by a physician.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in Senate
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9 citations.
NATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$370,000
Spent on own lobbying
…e Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; and Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program [CMS-1832-P]"; H.R.5256, the 340B ACCESS Act; S.2800, the Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act; S.3345, the PBM Price Transparency and Accountability Act; H.R. 6609, Pharmacists Fight Back in…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$270,000
Spent on own lobbying
…e Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; and Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program [CMS-1832-P]"; H.R.5256, the 340B ACCESS Act; S.2800, the Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act; S.3345, the PBM Price Transparency and Accountability Act; H.R. 6609, Pharmacists Fight Back in…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$320,000
Spent on own lobbying
…e Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; and Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program [CMS-1832-P]"; H.R.5256, the 340B ACCESS Act; S.2800, the Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act; S.3345, the PBM Price Transparency and Accountability Act; H.R. 6609, Pharmacists Fight Back in…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 21, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$230,000
Spent on own lobbying
…e Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; and Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program [CMS-1832-P]"; H.R.5256, the 340B ACCESS Act; S.2800, the Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act; S.3345, the PBM Price Transparency and Accountability Act; H.R. 6609, Pharmacists Fight Back in…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHAIN DRUG STORES · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHAIN DRUG STORES
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Pharmacy
$360,000
Spent on own lobbying
…BM) Act S. 927 Protecting Pharmacies in Medicaid Act S. 1404 Combating Organized Retail Crime Act S. 2426 Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act S. 2800 Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act S. 3345 PBM Price Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 6609 Pharmacists Fight Back in Medicare and…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHAIN DRUG STORES · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHAIN DRUG STORES
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$360,000
Spent on own lobbying
…eform Act S. 882 Patients Before Middlemen (PBM) Act S. 927 Protecting Pharmacies in Medicaid Act S. 2626 Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act S. 2800 Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act S. 3345 PBM Price Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 6609 Pharmacists Fight Back in Medicare and…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Nov 6, 2025 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$340,000
Spent on own lobbying
…e Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; and Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program [CMS-1832-P]"; H.R.5256, the 340B ACCESS Act; S.2800, the Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act;
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHAIN DRUG STORES · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHAIN DRUG STORES
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Pharmacy
$340,000
Spent on own lobbying
…BM) Act S. 927 Protecting Pharmacies in Medicaid Act S. 1404 Combating Organized Retail Crime Act S. 2426 Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act S. 2800 Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHAIN DRUG STORES · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHAIN DRUG STORES
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$340,000
Spent on own lobbying
…eform Act S. 882 Patients Before Middlemen (PBM) Act S. 927 Protecting Pharmacies in Medicaid Act S. 2626 Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act S. 2800 Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing