A couple more details on the Act.
The sponsor is Rep. Bart Stupak [D-MI]
Co-sponsors are:
The Healthcare Distribution Management Association announced its support for the bill. From Medical News Today:
“HDMA believes that prescription medicines should only be dispensed by legal, licensed pharmacies to patients with legitimate medical needs,” said Scott Melville, HDMA Senior Vice President of Government Affairs. “HDMA members have a zero tolerance for criminal activity at any point in the healthcare supply chain, and we applaud this legislation for addressing a critical issue that affects millions of patients each day. We need to combat this illegal Internet activity, which has the potential to put patient lives at risk. HDMA’s primary healthcare distributor members are committed to this bipartisan legislation, and we pledge to work toward its enactment this year.”
