HR 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.

Summary

This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & 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 intelligence and machine-learning technologies and promote generics and biosimilars when developing the guidance.

Bill status

Status
In committee
Sponsor
Rep. David Schweikert [R-AZ-1]
Cosponsors
0
Policy area
Health
Introduced
2025-02-07
Latest action
2025-02-07: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Committee referrals

Recent actions

  • 2025-02-07: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • 2025-02-07: Introduced in House
  • 2025-02-07: Introduced in House