42 U.S.C. § 1395w-3a
Except as provided in paragraph (2), this section shall apply to payment for drugs and biologicals that are described in section 1395u(o)(1)(C) of this title and that are furnished on or after January 1, 2005.
This section shall not apply in the case of a physician who elects under subsection (a)(1)(A)(ii) of section 1395w-3b of this title for that section to apply instead of this section for the payment for drugs and biologicals.
Subject to paragraph (7) and subsections (d)(3)(C) and (e), the amount of payment determined under this section for the billing and payment code for a drug or biological (based on a minimum dosage unit) is, subject to applicable deductible and coinsurance-
The manufacturer of a drug or biological shall specify the unit associated with each National Drug Code (including package size) as part of the submission of data under section 1396r-8(b)(3)(A)(iii) of this title or subsection (f)(2), as applicable.
In this section, the term "unit" means, with respect to each National Drug Code (including package size) associated with a drug or biological, the lowest identifiable quantity (such as a capsule or tablet, milligram of molecules, or grams) of the drug or biological that is dispensed, exclusive of any diluent without reference to volume measures pertaining to liquids. For years after 2004, the Secretary may establish the unit for a manufacturer to report and methods for counting units as the Secretary determines appropriate to implement this section.
For all drug products included within the same multiple source drug billing and payment code, the amount specified in this paragraph is the volume-weighted average of the average sales prices reported under section 1396r-8(b)(3)(A)(iii) of this title or subsection (f)(2), as applicable, determined by-
The amount specified in this paragraph for a single source drug or biological is the lesser of the following:
The average sales price as determined using the methodology applied under paragraph (3) for single source drugs and biologicals furnished before April 1, 2008, and using the methodology applied under paragraph (6) for single source drugs and biologicals furnished on or after April 1, 2008, for all National Drug Codes assigned to such drug or biological product.
The wholesale acquisition cost (as defined in subsection (c)(6)(B)) using the methodology applied under paragraph (3) for single source drugs and biologicals furnished before April 1, 2008, and using the methodology applied under paragraph (6) for single source drugs and biologicals furnished on or after April 1, 2008, for all National Drug Codes assigned to such drug or biological product.
The payment amount shall be determined under this subsection based on information reported under subsection (f) and without regard to any special packaging, labeling, or identifiers on the dosage form or product or package.
For all drug products included within the same multiple source drug billing and payment code, the amount specified in this paragraph is the volume-weighted average of the average sales prices reported under section 1396r-8(b)(3)(A)(iii) of this title or subsection (f)(2), as applicable, determined by-
For purposes of this subsection, the term "billing unit" means the identifiable quantity associated with a billing and payment code, as established by the Secretary.
Beginning with April 1, 2008, the payment amount for-
Subject to subparagraph (B), the amount specified in this paragraph for a biosimilar biological product described in paragraph (1)(C) is the sum of-
In the case of a qualifying biosimilar biological product that is furnished during the applicable 5-year period for such product, the amount specified in this paragraph for such product with respect to such period is the sum determined under subparagraph (A), except that clause (ii) of such subparagraph shall be applied by substituting "8 percent" for "6 percent".
For purposes of clause (i), the applicable 5-year period for a qualifying biosimilar biological product is-
For purposes of this subparagraph, the term "qualifying biosimilar biological product" means a biosimilar biological product described in paragraph (1)(C) with respect to which-
For purposes of this section, subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the manufacturer's "average sales price" means, of a drug or biological for a National Drug Code for a calendar quarter for a manufacturer for a unit-
In calculating the manufacturer's average sales price under this subsection, the following sales shall be excluded:
Sales exempt from the inclusion in the determination of "best price" under section 1396r-8(c)(1)(C)(i) of this title.
Such other sales as the Secretary identifies as sales to an entity that are merely nominal in amount (as applied for purposes of section 1396r-8(c)(1)(C)(ii)(III) of this title, except as the Secretary may otherwise provide).
In calculating the manufacturer's average sales price under this subsection, such price shall include volume discounts, prompt pay discounts, cash discounts, free goods that are contingent on any purchase requirement, chargebacks, and rebates (other than rebates under subsection (i), section 1396r-8 of this title, or section 1395w-114b of this title). For years after 2004, the Secretary may include in such price other price concessions, which may be based on recommendations of the Inspector General, that would result in a reduction of the cost to the purchaser.
Subject to subparagraph (B), in the case of a drug or biological during an initial period (not to exceed a full calendar quarter) in which data on the prices for sales for the drug or biological is not sufficiently available from the manufacturer to compute an average sales price for the drug or biological, the Secretary may determine the amount payable under this section-
In the case of a biosimilar biological product furnished on or after July 1, 2024, during the initial period described in subparagraph (A) with respect to the biosimilar biological product, the amount payable under this section for the biosimilar biological product is the lesser of the following:
The manufacturer's average sales price, for a drug or biological of a manufacturer, shall be calculated by such manufacturer under this subsection on a quarterly basis. In making such calculation insofar as there is a lag in the reporting of the information on rebates and chargebacks under paragraph (3) so that adequate data are not available on a timely basis, the manufacturer shall apply a methodology based on a 12-month rolling average for the manufacturer to estimate costs attributable to rebates and chargebacks. For years after 2004, the Secretary may establish a uniform methodology under this subparagraph to estimate and apply such costs.
The payment amounts under subsection (b) shall be updated by the Secretary on a quarterly basis and shall be applied based upon the manufacturer's average sales price calculated for the most recent calendar quarter for which data is available.
The Secretary may contract with appropriate entities to calculate the payment amount under subsection (b). Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may implement, by program instruction or otherwise, any of the provisions of this section.
In this section:
The term "manufacturer" means, with respect to a drug or biological, the manufacturer (as defined in section 1396r-8(k)(5) of this title), except that, for purposes of subsection (f)(2), the Secretary may, if the Secretary determines appropriate, exclude repackagers of a drug or biological from such term.
The term "wholesale acquisition cost" means, with respect to a drug or biological, the manufacturer's list price for the drug or biological to wholesalers or direct purchasers in the United States, not including prompt pay or other discounts, rebates or reductions in price, for the most recent month for which the information is available, as reported in wholesale price guides or other publications of drug or biological pricing data.
The term "multiple source drug" means, for a calendar quarter, a drug for which there are 2 or more drug products which-
With respect to single source drugs or biologicals that are within the same billing and payment code as of October 1, 2003, the Secretary shall treat such single source drugs or biologicals as if the single source drugs or biologicals were multiple source drugs.
The term "single source drug or biological" means-
Subparagraph (C)(ii) shall not apply if the Food and Drug Administration changes by regulation the requirement that, for purposes of the publication described in subparagraph (C)(i), in order for drug products to be rated as therapeutically equivalent, they must be pharmaceutically equivalent and bioequivalent, as defined in subparagraph (F).
For purposes of this paragraph-
In applying provisions of section 1396r-8 of this title under this section, "other than a vaccine" is deemed deleted from section 1396r-8(k)(2)(B) of this title.
The term "biosimilar biological product" means a biological product approved under an abbreviated application for a license of a biological product that relies in part on data or information in an application for another biological product licensed under section 262 of this title.
The term "reference biological product" means the biological product licensed under such section 262 of this title that is referred to in the application described in subparagraph (H) of the biosimilar biological product.
The Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services shall conduct studies, which may include surveys, to determine the widely available market prices of drugs and biologicals to which this section applies, as the Inspector General, in consultation with the Secretary, determines to be appropriate.
Based upon such studies and other data for drugs and biologicals, the Inspector General shall compare the average sales price under this section for drugs and biologicals with-
The Secretary may disregard the average sales price for a drug or biological that exceeds the widely available market price or the average manufacturer price for such drug or biological by the applicable threshold percentage (as defined in subparagraph (B)).
In this paragraph, the term "applicable threshold percentage" means-
If the Inspector General finds that the average sales price for a drug or biological exceeds such widely available market price or average manufacturer price for such drug or biological by the applicable threshold percentage, the Inspector General shall inform the Secretary (at such times as the Secretary may specify to carry out this subparagraph) and the Secretary shall, effective as of the next quarter, substitute for the amount of payment otherwise determined under this section for such drug or biological the lesser of-
If the Secretary determines that a manufacturer has made a misrepresentation in the reporting of the manufacturer's average sales price for a drug or biological, the Secretary may apply a civil money penalty in an amount of up to $10,000 for each such price misrepresentation and for each day in which such price misrepresentation was applied.
If the Secretary determines that a manufacturer described in subsection (f)(2) has failed to report on information described in section 1396r-8(b)(3)(A)(iii) of this title with respect to a drug or biological in accordance with such subsection, the Secretary shall apply a civil money penalty in an amount of $10,000 for each day the manufacturer has failed to report such information and such amount shall be paid to the Treasury.
Any manufacturer required to submit information under subsection (f)(2) that knowingly provides false information is subject to a civil money penalty in an amount not to exceed $100,000 for each item of false information. Such civil money penalties are in addition to other penalties as may be prescribed by law.
For calendar quarters beginning on or after January 1, 2022, section 1396r-8(b)(3)(C)(iv) of this title shall be applied as if-
The provisions of section 1320a-7a of this title (other than subsections (a) and (b)) shall apply to civil money penalties under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) in the same manner as they apply to a penalty or proceeding under section 1320a-7a(a) of this title.
In this subsection, the term "widely available market price" means the price that a prudent physician or supplier would pay for the drug or biological. In determining such price, the Inspector General shall take into account the discounts, rebates, and other price concessions routinely made available to such prudent physicians or suppliers for such drugs or biologicals.
In determining the price under subparagraph (A), the Inspector General shall consider information from one or more of the following sources:
In the case of a public health emergency under section 247d of this title in which there is a documented inability to access drugs and biologicals, and a concomitant increase in the price,1 of a drug or biological which is not reflected in the manufacturer's average sales price for one or more quarters, the Secretary may use the wholesale acquisition cost (or other reasonable measure of drug or biological price) instead of the manufacturer's average sales price for such quarters and for subsequent quarters until the price and availability of the drug or biological has stabilized and is substantially reflected in the applicable manufacturer's average sales price.
For requirements for reporting the manufacturer's average sales price (and, if required to make payment, the manufacturer's wholesale acquisition cost) for the drug or biological under this section, see section 1396r-8(b)(3) of this title.
If the manufacturer of a drug or biological described in subparagraph (C), (E), or (G) of section 1395u(o)(1) of this title or in section 1395rr(b)(14)(B) of this title that is payable under this part has not entered into and does not have in effect a rebate agreement described in subsection (b) of section 1396r-8 of this title, for calendar quarters beginning on January 1, 2022, such manufacturer shall report to the Secretary the information described in subsection (b)(3)(A)(iii) of such section 1396r-8 of this title with respect to such drug or biological in a time and manner specified by the Secretary. For purposes of applying this paragraph, a drug or biological described in the previous sentence includes items, services, supplies, and products that are payable under this part as a drug or biological.
Information reported under subparagraph (A) is subject to audit by the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services.
The Secretary may survey wholesalers and manufacturers that directly distribute drugs or biologicals described in subparagraph (A), when necessary, to verify manufacturer prices and manufacturer's average sales prices (including wholesale acquisition cost) if required to make payment reported under subparagraph (A). The Secretary may impose a civil monetary penalty in an amount not to exceed $100,000 on a wholesaler, manufacturer, or direct seller, if the wholesaler, manufacturer, or direct seller of such a drug or biological refuses a request for information about charges or prices by the Secretary in connection with a survey under this subparagraph or knowingly provides false information. The provisions of section 1320a-7a of this title (other than subsections (a) (with respect to amounts of penalties or additional assessments) and (b)) shall apply to a civil money penalty under this subparagraph in the same manner as such provisions apply to a penalty or proceeding under section 1320a-7a(a) of this title.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, information disclosed by manufacturers or wholesalers under this paragraph (other than the wholesale acquisition cost for purposes of carrying out this section) is confidential and shall not be disclosed by the Secretary in a form which discloses the identity of a specific manufacturer or wholesaler or prices charged for drugs or biologicals by such manufacturer or wholesaler, except-
The Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services shall conduct periodic studies to identify National Drug Codes for drug or biological products that are self-administered for which payment may not be made under this part because such products are not covered pursuant to section 1395x(s)(2) of this title and which the Inspector General determines (based on the same or similar methodologies to the methodologies used in the final recommendation followup report of the Inspector General described in paragraph (3) or in the November 2017 final report of the Inspector General entitled "Excluding Noncovered Versions When Setting Payment for Two Part B Drugs Would Have Resulted in Lower Drug Costs for Medicare and its Beneficiaries") should be excluded from the determination of the payment amount under this section.
If the Inspector General identifies a National Drug Code for a drug or biological product under paragraph (1), the Inspector General shall inform the Secretary (at such times as the Secretary may specify to carry out this paragraph) and the Secretary shall, to the extent the Secretary deems appropriate, apply as the amount of payment under this section for the applicable billing and payment code the lesser of-
In the case of a National Drug Code for a drug or biological product that is self-administered for which payment is not made under this part because such product is not covered pursuant to section 1395x(s)(2) of this title that was identified by the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services in the final recommendation followup report of the Inspector General published July 2020, entitled Loophole in Drug Payment Rule Continues To Cost Medicare and Beneficiaries Hundreds of Millions of Dollars, beginning July 1, 2021, the amount of payment under this section for the applicable billing and payment code shall be the lesser of-
For each calendar quarter beginning on or after January 1, 2023, the Secretary shall, with respect to a refundable single-dose container or single-use package drug (as defined in paragraph (8)), report to each manufacturer (as defined in subsection (c)(6)(A)) of such refundable single-dose container or single-use package drug the following for the calendar quarter:
For purposes of subparagraph (A)(i), with respect to a refundable single-dose container or single-use package drug furnished during a quarter, the amount of such drug that was discarded shall be determined based on the amount of such drug that was unused and discarded for each drug on the date of service.
The total number of units of the billing and payment code of a refundable single-dose container or single-use package drug of a manufacturer furnished during a calendar quarter for purposes of subparagraph (A)(i), and the determination of the estimated total allowed charges for the drug in the quarter for purposes of paragraph (3)(A)(ii), shall not include such units that are packaged into the payment amount for an item or service and are not separately payable.
For each calendar quarter beginning on or after January 1, 2023, the manufacturer of a refundable single-dose container or single-use package drug shall, for such drug, provide to the Secretary a refund that is equal to the amount specified in paragraph (3) for such drug for such quarter.
The amount of the refund specified in this paragraph is, with respect to a refundable single-dose container or single-use package drug of a manufacturer assigned to a billing and payment code for a calendar quarter beginning on or after January 1, 2023, an amount equal to the estimated amount (if any) by which-
For purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii), the term "applicable percentage" means-
In the case of a refundable single-dose container or single-use package drug that has unique circumstances involving similar loss of product as that described in paragraph (8)(B)(ii), the Secretary, through notice and comment rulemaking, may increase the applicable percentage otherwise applicable under clause (i)(I) as determined appropriate by the Secretary.
Amounts required to be refunded pursuant to paragraph (2) shall be paid in regular intervals (as determined appropriate by the Secretary).
Amounts paid as refunds pursuant to paragraph (2) shall be deposited into the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund established under section 1395t of this title.
Each manufacturer of a refundable single-dose container or single-use package drug that is required to provide a refund under this subsection shall be subject to periodic audit with respect to such drug and such refunds by the Secretary.
The Secretary shall conduct periodic audits of claims submitted under this part with respect to refundable single-dose container or single-use package drugs in accordance with the authority under section 1395l(e) of this title to ensure compliance with the requirements applicable under this subsection.
The Secretary shall impose a civil money penalty on a manufacturer of a refundable single-dose container or single-use package drug who has failed to comply with the requirement under paragraph (2) for such drug for a calendar quarter in an amount equal to the sum of-
The provisions of section 1320a-7a of this title (other than subsections (a) and (b)) shall apply to a civil money penalty under this subparagraph in the same manner as such provisions apply to a penalty or proceeding under section 1320a-7a(a) of this title.
The Secretary shall implement this subsection through notice and comment rulemaking.
Except as provided in subparagraph (B), in this subsection, the term "refundable single-dose container or single-use package drug" means a single source drug or biological (as defined in subsection (c)(6)(D)) or a biosimilar biological product (as defined in subsection (c)(6)(H)) for which payment is made under this part and that is furnished from a single-dose container or single-use package.
The term "refundable single-dose container or single-use package drug" does not include-
Not later than 3 years after November 15, 2021, the Office of the Inspector General, after consultation with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Food and Drug Administration, shall submit to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, a report on any impact this section is reported to have on the licensure, market entry, market retention, or marketing of biosimilar biological products. Such report shall be updated periodically at the direction of the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives.
Not later than 6 months after the end of each calendar quarter beginning on or after January 1, 2023, the Secretary shall, for each part B rebatable drug, report to each manufacturer of such part B rebatable drug the following for such calendar quarter:
For each calendar quarter beginning on or after January 1, 2023, the manufacturer of a part B rebatable drug shall, for such drug, not later than 30 days after the date of receipt from the Secretary of the information described in subparagraph (A) for such calendar quarter, provide to the Secretary a rebate that is equal to the amount specified in paragraph (3) for such drug for such calendar quarter.
The Secretary may, for each part B rebatable drug, delay the timeframe for reporting the information described in subparagraph (A) for calendar quarters beginning in 2023 and 2024 until not later than September 30, 2025.
In this subsection, the term "part B rebatable drug" means a single source drug or biological (as defined in subparagraph (D) of subsection (c)(6)), including a biosimilar biological product (as defined in subparagraph (H) of such subsection) but excluding a qualifying biosimilar biological product (as defined in subsection (b)(8)(B)(iii)), for which payment is made under this part, except such term shall not include such a drug or biological-
The dollar amount applied under subparagraph (A)(i)-
Any dollar amount determined under subparagraph (B) that is not a multiple of $10 shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $10.
For purposes of paragraph (1), the amount specified in this paragraph for a part B rebatable drug assigned to a billing and payment code for a calendar quarter is, subject to subparagraphs (B) and (G) and paragraph (4), the estimated amount equal to the product of-
For purposes of subparagraph (A)(i), the total number of units for the billing and payment code with respect to a part B rebatable drug furnished during a calendar quarter described in subparagraph (A) is equal to-
The inflation-adjusted payment amount determined under this subparagraph for a part B rebatable drug for a calendar quarter is-
The term "payment amount benchmark quarter" means the calendar quarter beginning July 1, 2021.
The term "benchmark period CPI-U" means the consumer price index for all urban consumers (United States city average) for January 2021.
The term "rebate period CPI-U" means, with respect to a calendar quarter described in subparagraph (C), the greater of the benchmark period CPI-U and the consumer price index for all urban consumers (United States city average) for the first month of the calendar quarter that is two calendar quarters prior to such described calendar quarter.
The Secretary shall reduce or waive the amount under subparagraph (A) with respect to a part B rebatable drug and a calendar quarter-
In the case of a part B rebatable drug first approved or licensed by the Food and Drug Administration after December 1, 2020, clause (i) of paragraph (3)(C) shall be applied as if the term "payment amount benchmark quarter" were defined under paragraph (3)(D) as the third full calendar quarter after the day on which the drug was first marketed and clause (ii) of paragraph (3)(C) shall be applied as if the term "benchmark period CPI-U" were defined under paragraph (3)(E) as if the reference to "January 2021" under such paragraph were a reference to "the first month of the first full calendar quarter after the day on which the drug was first marketed".
In the case of a part B rebatable drug first approved or licensed by the Food and Drug Administration after December 1, 2020, paragraph (1)(B) shall be applied as if the reference to "January 1, 2023" under such paragraph were a reference to "the later of the 6th full calendar quarter after the day on which the drug was first marketed or January 1, 2023".
In the case of a part B rebatable drug that is a selected drug (as defined in section 1320f-1(c) of this title) with respect to a price applicability period (as defined in section 1320f(b)(2) of this title), in the case such drug is no longer considered to be a selected drug under section 1320f-1(c) of this title, for each applicable period (as defined under subsection (g)(7)) 3 beginning after the price applicability period with respect to such drug, clause (i) of paragraph (3)(C) shall be applied as if the term "payment amount benchmark quarter" were defined under paragraph (3)(D) as the calendar quarter beginning January 1 of the last year during such price applicability period with respect to such selected drug and clause (ii) of paragraph (3)(C) shall be applied as if the term "benchmark period CPI-U" were defined under paragraph (3)(E) as if the reference to "January 2021" under such paragraph were a reference to "the July of the year preceding such last year".
In the case of a part B rebatable drug furnished on or after April 1, 2023, if the payment amount described in paragraph (3)(A)(ii)(I) (or, in the case of a part B rebatable drug that is a selected drug (as defined in section 1320f-1(c) of this title), the payment amount described in subsection (b)(1)(B) for such drug) for a calendar quarter exceeds the inflation adjusted payment for such quarter-
Amounts paid as rebates under paragraph (1)(B) shall be deposited into the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund established under section 1395t of this title.
If a manufacturer of a part B rebatable drug has failed to comply with the requirements under paragraph (1)(B) for such drug for a calendar quarter, the manufacturer shall be subject to, in accordance with a process established by the Secretary pursuant to regulations, a civil money penalty in an amount equal to at least 125 percent of the amount specified in paragraph (3) for such drug for such calendar quarter. The provisions of section 1320a-7a of this title (other than subsections (a) (with respect to amounts of penalties or additional assessments) and (b)) shall apply to a civil money penalty under this paragraph in the same manner as such provisions apply to a penalty or proceeding under section 1320a-7a(a) of this title.
There shall be no administrative or judicial review of any of the following:
There shall be no administrative or judicial review under section 1395ff of this title, section 1395oo of this title, or otherwise, of-
1 So in original. The comma probably should not appear.
2 So in original. Probably should be "subsection".
3 See References in Text note below.
42 U.S.C. § 1395w-3a
EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTSubsection (g)(7), referred to in subsec. (i)(4)(C), does not define "applicable period" because subsec. (g) of this section does not have a par. (7). However, such term is defined in section 1395w-114b(g)(7) of this title.
AMENDMENTS2022-Subsec. (b)(1)(B). Pub. L. 117-169, §11001(b)(1)(A), inserted "or in the case of such a drug or biological product that is a selected drug (as referred to in section 1320f-1(c) of this title), with respect to a price applicability period (as defined in section 1320f(b)(2) of this title), 106 percent of the maximum fair price (as defined in section 1320f(c)(3) of this title) applicable for such drug and a year during such period" after "paragraph (4)".Subsec. (b)(8). Pub. L. 117-169, §11403, designated existing provisions as subpar. (A) and inserted heading, substituted "Subject to subparagraph (B), the amount" for "The amount" in introductory provisions, redesignated former subpars. (A) and (B) as cls. (i) and (ii), respectively, of subpar. (A) and realigned margins, and added subpar. (B).Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 117-169, §11102(b)(1), substituted "subsection (i), section 1396r-8 of this title, or section 1395w-114b of this title" for "subsection (i) or section 1396r-8 of this title". Pub. L. 117-169, §11101(c)(1), inserted "subsection (i) or" before "section 1396r-8 of this title". Subsec. (c)(4). Pub. L. 117-169, §11402, designated existing provisions as subpar. (A) and inserted heading; substituted "Subject to subparagraph (B), in the case" for "In the case" in introductory provisions; redesignated former subpars. (A) and (B) and cls. (i) and (ii) of each subpar. as cls. (i) and (ii) of subpar. (A) and subcls. (I) and (II) of each cl., respectively, and realigned margins; and added subpar. (B). Subsecs. (i), (j). Pub. L. 117-169, §11101(a), added subsec. (i) and redesignated former subsec. (i) as (j). 2021-Subsecs. (h), (i). Pub. L. 117-58 added subsec. (h) and redesignated former subsec. (h) as (i). 2020-Subsec. (b)(2)(A). Pub. L. 116-260, §401(a)(1)(A), inserted "or subsection (f)(2), as applicable" before period at end. Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 116-260, §401(a)(1)(B), inserted "or subsection (f)(2), as applicable," before "determined by" in introductory provisions.Subsec. (b)(6)(A). Pub. L. 116-260, §401(a)(1)(C), inserted "or subsection (f)(2), as applicable," before "determined by" in introductory provisions. Subsec. (c)(6)(A). Pub. L. 116-260, §401(b)(2), substituted ", except that, for purposes of subsection (f)(2), the Secretary may, if the Secretary determines appropriate, exclude repackagers of a drug or biological from such term." for period at end.Subsec. (d)(4)(A). Pub. L. 116-260, §401(b)(1)(A), substituted "Misrepresentation" for "In general" in heading.Subsec. (d)(4)(B). Pub. L. 116-260, §401(b)(1)(D), added subpar. (B). Former subpar. (B) redesignated (E). Pub. L. 116-260, §401(b)(1)(B), substituted "subparagraph (A), (B), or (C)" for "subparagraph (B)". Subsec. (d)(4)(C), (D). Pub. L. 116-260, §401(b)(1)(D), added subpars. (C) and (D).Subsec. (d)(4)(E). Pub. L. 116-260, §401(b)(1)(C), redesignated subpar. (B) as (E). Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 116-260, §401(a)(2), designated existing provisions as par. (1), inserted heading, and added par. (2). Subsecs. (g), (h). Pub. L. 116-260, §405, added subsec. (g) and redesignated former subsec. (g) as (h). 2019-Subsec. (c)(4). Pub. L. 116-39 substituted "payable under this section-" for "payable under this section for the drug or biological based on-" in introductory provisions, added subpars. (A) and (B), and struck out former subpars. (A) and (B) which read as follows:"(A) the wholesale acquisition cost; or "(B) the methodologies in effect under this part on November 1, 2003, to determine payment amounts for drugs or biologicals." 2010-Subsec. (b)(1)(C). Pub. L. 111-148, §3139(a)(1)(A), added subpar. (C).Subsec. (b)(8). Pub. L. 111-148, §3139(a)(1)(B), added par. (8). Subsec. (c)(6)(H), (I). Pub. L. 111-148, §3139(a)(2), added subpars. (H) and (I).2007-Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 110-173, §112(b)(1), inserted "paragraph (7) and" after "Subject to" in introductory provisions.Subsec. (b)(1)(A). Pub. L. 110-173, §112(a)(1), inserted "for a multiple source drug furnished before April 1, 2008, or 106 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (6) for a multiple source drug furnished on or after April 1, 2008" after "paragraph (3)".Subsec. (b)(4)(A), (B). Pub. L. 110-173, §112(a)(2), inserted "for single source drugs and biologicals furnished before April 1, 2008, and using the methodology applied under paragraph (6) for single source drugs and biologicals furnished on or after April 1, 2008," after "paragraph (3)".Subsec. (b)(6). Pub. L. 110-173, §112(a)(3), added par. (6).Subsec. (b)(7). Pub. L. 110-173, §112(b)(2), added par. (7).
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2010 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 111-148, title III, §3139(b), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 440, provided that: "The amendments made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply to payments for biosimilar biological products beginning with the first day of the second calendar quarter after enactment of legislation providing for a biosimilar pathway (as determined by the Secretary [probably means the Secretary of Health and Human Services])."
REPORT ON SALES TO PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS Pub. L. 108-173, title III, §303(c)(2), Dec. 8, 2003, 117 Stat. 2245, provided that:"(A) STUDY.-The Secretary [of Health and Human Services] shall conduct a study on sales of drugs and biologicals to large volume purchasers, such as pharmacy benefit managers and health maintenance organizations, for purposes of determining whether the price at which such drugs and biologicals are sold to such purchasers does not represent the price such drugs and biologicals are made available for purchase to prudent physicians."(B) REPORT.-Not later than January 1, 2006, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the study conducted under paragraph (1), and shall include recommendations on whether such sales to large volume purchasers should be excluded from the computation of a manufacturer's average sales price under section 1847A of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 1395w-3a], as added by paragraph (1)."
INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT ON ADEQUACY OF REIMBURSEMENT RATE UNDER AVERAGE SALES PRICE METHODOLOGY Pub. L. 108-173, title III, §303(c)(3), Dec. 8, 2003, 117 Stat. 2245, provided that:"(A) STUDY.-The Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services shall conduct a study on the ability of physician practices in the specialties of hematology, hematology/oncology, and medical oncology of different sizes, especially particularly large practices, to obtain drugs and biologicals for the treatment of cancer patients at 106 percent of the average sales price for the drugs and biologicals. In conducting the study, the Inspector General shall conduct an audit of a representative sample of such practices to determine the adequacy of reimbursement under section 1847A of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 1395w-3a], as added by paragraph (1). "(B) REPORT.-Not later October 1, 2005, the Inspector General shall submit to Congress a report on the study conducted under subparagraph (A), and shall include recommendations on the adequacy of reimbursement for such drugs and biologicals under such section 1847A [42 U.S.C. 1395w-3a] ."
APPLICATION OF 2003 AMENDMENT TO PHYSICIAN SPECIALTIESAmendment by section 303 of Pub. L. 108-173 insofar as applicable to payments for drugs or biologicals and drug administration services furnished by physicians, is applicable only to physicians in the specialties of hematology, hematology/oncology, and medical oncology under this subchapter, see section 303(j) of Pub. L. 108-173 set out as a note under section 1395u of this title.Notwithstanding section 303(j) of Pub. L. 108-173 (see note above), amendment by section 303 of Pub. L. 108-173 also applicable to payments for drugs or biologicals and drug administration services furnished by physicians in specialties other than the specialties of hematology, hematology/oncology, and medical oncology, see section 304 of Pub. L. 108-173 set out as a note under section 1395u of this title.
- United States
- The term "United States" means (but only for purposes of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this paragraph) the fifty States and the District of Columbia.
- practices
- The term "practices" means design, financing, permitting, construction, commissioning, operation and maintenance, and other practices that contribute to achieving zero-net-energy buildings or facilities.
- Director
- the term "Director" means the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service,
- Secretary
- the term "Secretary" means- (A) the Secretary of Education for purposes of subtitle A (other than section 3201),(B) the Secretary of Agriculture for purposes of the amendments made by section 3201, and(C) the Secretary of Health and Human Services for purposes of subtitle B,
- drug
- the term "drug" means- (A) a beverage containing alcohol,(B) a controlled substance, or(C) a controlled substance analogue,