,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #iad  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,may #i1 #bjac ,mr4 
,cochran 7for himself and ,mr4 ,wicker7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend title ,,xviii of the ,social      
,security ,act to permit direct payment 
to pharmacies for certain compounded    
drugs that are prepared by the          
pharmacies for a specific beneficiary   
for use through an implanted infusion   
pump4  #a4 ,medicare direct payment to  
pharmacies for certain compounded drugs 
that are prepared by the pharmacies for 
a specific beneficiary for use through  
an implanted infusion pump  7a7 ,in     
general ,the first sentence of section  
#ahdb7;b77#f7 of the ,social ,security  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acieu7b77#f77 is   
amended--  7#a7 by striking and before  
7,h72 and  7#b7 by inserting before the 
period at the end the following3 1 and  
7,i7 in the case of covered compounded  

drugs that are prepared by a pharmacy   
for a specific individual1 are          
dispensed1 directly or indirectly1 to   
the individual1 are necessary for the   
effective use of1 or therapeutic benefit
 from1 an implanted infusion pump       
7regardless who refills the pump71 and  
are billed directly by the pharmacy1    
payment shall be made to the pharmacy4  
7b7 ,effective date ,the amendments made
 by subsection 7a7 shall apply to drugs 
dispensed on or after the date of the   
enactment of this ,act4