119th Congress · Senate bill · Last action Jul 24, 2025
S. 2426In CommitteeHealth
Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act
Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John (R-SD)35 cosponsorsIntroduced Jul 24, 2025
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In plain English
This bill makes permanent Medicare coverage for pharmacist services that test for and treat COVID-19, influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and strep throat, as well as other conditions during declared public health emergencies. Pharmacists must provide these services in accordance with their scope of practice under state law. The bill applies to Medicare Part B coverage. Sen. John Thune (R-SD) introduced the bill with 32 cosponsors evenly split between Democrats and Republicans.
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Note: the official CRS summary for this bill was written on 2025-07-24, but the bill text was revised on 2025-07-24T04:00:00Z. Provisions may have been added since the summary was written — the section list above reflects the current text.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S4701)
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Introduced in Senate
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Jul 24
SENATERead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S4701)
Jul 24
Introduced in Senate
All 35 cosponsors
18 Democrats · 17 Republicans
Democrats (18)
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