,,ii #aaf? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #dacd ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,july #a1 #bjbj,mr4 ,cornyn 7= himself & ,mr4 ,b5net7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,f9ance ,a ,,bill ,to e/abli% a demon/ration project to increase access to biosimil> biological products "u ! ,m$ic>e program4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,increas+ ,access to ,biosimil>s ,act ( #bjbj4 #b4 ,demon/ration project to increase access to biosimil> biological products "u ! ,m$ic>e program 7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,beg9n+ n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all e/abli% & implem5t a #e-ye> nationwide demon/ration project "u "p ,b ( title ,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie;j et seq47 to evaluate ! b5efits ( provid+ a %>$ sav+s paym5t = biosimil> biological products furni%$ "u su* "p4 ,at ! discretion ( ! ,secret>y1 ! demon/ration project may be ext5d$ = an additional #b ye>s pa/ ! initial #e-ye> p]iod4 7b7 ,p>ticipation 7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,p>ticipation 9 ! demon/ration project %all be volunt>y & a p>ticipat+ provid] may t]m9ate p>ticipation at any "t & ! ,secret>y may t]m9ate ! p>ticipation ( su* a provid] at any "t = failure to comply ) ! requirem5ts ( ! demon/ration project4 7#b7 ,application & selection ,to p>ticipate 9 ! demon/ration project1 an eligible provid] %all submit to ! ,secret>y an application 9 su* =m & mann] & conta9+ su* in=mation z specifi$ by ! ,secret>y4 ,ea* eligible provid] :o submits su* an application %all be select$ by ! ,secret>y = p>ticipation "u ! demon/ration project4 7#c7 ,p>ticipation 9 innovation c5t] models ,p>ticipation 9 ! demon/ration project %all n preclude an eligible provid] f also p>ticipat+ 9 any model au?oriz$ "u section #aaae;,a ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acae;a71 includ+ ! ,oncology ,c>e ,model & ! ,oncology ,c>e ,fir/ ,model1 or impact metrics or exp5ditures ) respect to an eligible provid] "u any model au?oriz$ "u su* section4 7c7 ,cov]age ,except z o!rwise provid$ 9 ?is section1 paym5t may be made "u ! demon/ration project = a biosimil> biological product only if su* product is cov]$ "u "p ,b ( title ,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie;j et seq47 & su* paym5t %all be made 9 ! same mann] z paym5t is provid$ = su* a product "u su* "p4 7d7 ,additional paym5t 7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to p>agraphs 7#b7 & 7#c71 9 addition to ! am\nt ( paym5t t w\ld o!rwise be made "u "p ,b ( title ,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie;j et seq47 = a biosimil> biological product furni%$ or disp5s$ by a p>ticipat+ provid] to a ,m$ic>e b5efici>y "u ! demon/ration project1 !re %all be made an additional paym5t1 9 an am\nt det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y1 t reflects a portion ( any diff]5ce betwe5 su* am\nt ( paym5t "u su* "p1 z comp>$ to ! am\nt ( paym5t t w\ld h be5 made "u su* "p if ! ref]5ce biological product _h be5 furni%$ or disp5s$ to ! b5efici>y4 7#b7 ,m$ic>e ,b5efici>y ,co9surance ,liability ,! additional paym5t provid$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all n be tak5 into acc\nt :5 det]m9+ ! am\nt ( co9surance "u section #ahcc7;a77#a77,s7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciel7a77#a77,s77 = a biosimil> biological product furni%$ or disp5s$ to a ,m$ic>e b5efici>y by a p>ticipat+ provid] "u ! demon/ration project4 ,! ,secret>y may use a portion ( ! diff]5ce describ$ 9 su* p>agraph to waive or r$uce ! am\nt ( co9surance o!rwise applicable "u su* section = su* a biosimil> biological4 7#c7 ,exception to ,additional ,paym5t ,a p>ticipat+ provid] may only receive ! additional paym5t describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 ) respect to a biosimil> biological product furni%$ or disp5s$ by ! p>ticipat+ provid] to a ,m$ic>e b5efici>y "u ! demon/ration project1 if ! am\nt ( paym5t det]m9$ "u section #ahdg;,a ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciew-#c;a7 = ! biosimil> biologic product is less ?an ! am\nt ( paym5t det]m9$ "u su* section = ! ref]5ce biological product4 7e7 ,waiv] au?ority ,! ,secret>y may waive su* requirem5ts ( titles ,,xi & ,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acja et seq41 #acie et seq47 z may be necess>y to c>ry out ! demon/ration project4 7f7 ,data collection 7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all collect data on ! sex1 race1 e?nicity1 & geographic & socioeconomic *>act]i/ics ( ,m$ic>e b5efici>ies to :om a biosimil> biological product is furni%$ or disp5s$ by a p>ticipat+ provid] "u ! demon/ration project4 7#b7 ,consid]ation ,! ,secret>y %all take into acc\nt data collect$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 9 evaluat+ ! demon/ration project 9 ea* ( ! reports submitt$ "u subsection 7g74 7g7 ,reports 7#a7 ,int]im evaluation & report ,n lat] ?an #c ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to ,congress a report t conta9s an analysis ( ! appropriat5ess ( exp&+ or ext5d+ ! demon/ration project &1 to ! ext5t su* analysis det]m9es su* an expansion or ext5sion appropriate1 recomm5dations = su* expansion or ext5sion1 respectively4 7#b7 ,evaluation & report ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( completion ( ! demon/ration project1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to ,congress a report t conta9s a f9al analysis ( ! project & recomm5dations describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74 7h7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,biosimil> biological product ,! t]m biosimil> biological product has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #ahdg;,a7c77#f77;,h7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciew-#c;a7c77#f77;,h774 7#b7 ,demon/ration project ,! t]m demon/ration project means ! demon/ration project conduct$ "u ?is section4 7#c7 ,eligible provid] ,! t]m eligible provid] means a provid] ( s]vices or suppli] t is eligible to receive paym5t "u "p ,b ( title ,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie;j et seq47 = furni%+ or disp5s+ a biosimil> biological product4 7#d7 ,m$ic>e b5efici>y ,! t]m ,m$ic>e b5efici>y means an individual :o is enroll$ = b5efits "u su* "p4 7#e7 ,p>ticipat+ provid] ,! t]m p>ticipat+ provid] means an eligible provid] t has be5 select$ = p>ticipation "u ! project "u subsection 7b77#b7 & ) respect to :om su* p>ticipation has n be5 t]m9at$4 7#f7 ,ref]5ce biological product ,! t]m ref]5ce biological product has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #ahdg;,a7c77#f77;,i7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciew-#c;a7c77#f77;,i774 7#g7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices4