,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ggf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #ah1         
#bjae,mr4 ,roberts 7for himself1 ,mrs4  
,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,kirk1 and ,mr4 ,brown7  
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 improve access to     
medication therapy management under part
 ,d of the ,medicare program4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,medication ,therapy ,management    
,empowerment ,act of #bjae4  #b4        
,improved access to medication therapy  
management under part ,d of the         
,medicare program  7a7 ,in general      
,section                                
#ahfj;,d-#d7;c77#b77;,a77ii77,i7 of the 
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#aciew-#ajd7;c77#b77;,a77ii77,i77 is    
amended by inserting or have a single   
chronic disease of cardiovascular       
disease1 chronic obstructive pulmonary  

disease1 hyperlipidemia1 or diabetes    
before the semicolon at the end4  7b7   
,effective date ,the amendment made by  
subsection 7a7 shall apply to plan years
 beginning on or after ,january #a1     
#bjaf4