MS drugs would be covered by Medicare Part B, Rep. Greenwood's HR 249 proposes.
Executive Summary
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS DRUGS WOULD BE COVERED BY MEDICARE PART B under a bill introduced Jan. 4 by House Commerce Health Subcommittee member Rep. Greenwood (R-Penn.). Under the proposed legislation (HR 249), drugs used to treat multiple sclerosis would be covered under Medicare Part B on an outpatient basis. The bill will go before the House Commerce and Ways & Means subcommittees.