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H.R. 1781, Payment Commission Data Act of 2019 (CBO Report for Congress)

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Congress 116th
Date Requested April 3, 2019
Requested By House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Date Sent April 26, 2019
Description:
H.R. 1781 would grant the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) and the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) access to data about prescription drug spending and utilization in the Medicare Part D program. MedPAC and MACPAC would be prohibited from identifying specific drug prices or discounts revealed by the data. The bill would not affect spending for drugs or other services in either Medicare or Medicaid; therefore, CBO estimates that H.R. 1781 would not affect direct spending or revenues. MedPAC and MACPAC might have to increase spending on information technology (IT) to ensure that the data are secure. Any such spending would be insignificant and subject to appropriation.

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