,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #hjf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,april #bd1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,roberts 7for himself1 ,ms4        
,stabenow1 ,mr4 ,casey1 and ,mr4 ,brown7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was read twice and referred to the      
,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend part ,b of title ,,xviii of the   
,social ,security ,act to exclude       
customary prompt pay discounts from     
manufacturers to wholesalers from the   
average sales price for drugs and       
biologicals under ,medicare4  #a4       
,excluding customary prompt pay         
discounts from manufacturers to         
wholesalers from the average sales price
 for ,medicare payments for drugs and   
biologicals  7a7 ,in general ,section   
#ahdg;,a7c77#c7 of the ,social ,security
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciew-#c;a7c77#c77
 is amended--  7#a7 in the first        
sentence1 by inserting 7other than      
customary prompt pay discounts extended 
to wholesalers7 after prompt pay        

discounts2 and  7#b7 in the second      
sentence1 by inserting 7other than      
customary prompt pay discounts extended 
to wholesalers7 after other price       
concessions4  7b7 ,effective date ,the  
amendments made by this section shall   
apply to drugs and biologicals that are 
furnished on or after ,january #a1      
#bjad4