E&C Adds Beneficiary Appeals To Lock-In Pharmacy Measure In Cures Bill

House Energy & Commerce members added a beneficiary-appeals measure to a provision in 21st Century Cures draft legislation that would let plans limit which pharmacies may dispense drugs prone to abuse, such as pain medicine; but seniors' advocates and independent pharmacies say the committee didn't significantly amend the pharmacy-network provision and the language could make it difficult for beneficiaries to obtain medicine they desperately need. The Ways & Means Committee also crafted a legislative proposal on narrow pharmacy networks for...