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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.

HR 1142 · In committee · last action February 7, 2025

<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>

Sponsor

David Schweikert (R-AZ)

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Official summary

<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>