Sec. 148. Taking steps to fulfill treaty obligations to tribal communities
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The Comptroller General shall conduct a study regarding access to, and the cost of, prescription drugs among Indians. The study shall include— a review of what Indian health programs pay for prescription drugs on reservations and in urban centers relative to other consumers; recommendations to align the value of prescription drug discounts available under the Medicaid drug rebate program established under section 1927 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396r–8 ) with prescription drug discounts available to Tribal communities through the purchased/referred care program of the Indian Health Service for physician administered drugs; and an examination of how Tribal communities and urban Indian organizations utilize the Medicare part D program established under title XVIII of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–101 et seq.) and recommendations to improve enrollment among Indians in that program.
Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report containing the results of the study conducted under subsection (a), together with recommendations for such legislation and administrative action as the Comptroller General determines appropriate. In this section: The term Comptroller General means the Comptroller General of the United States. The terms Indian , Indian health program , and Indian tribe have the meanings given those terms in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act ( 25 U.S.C. 1603 ).
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- 42 USC 1396r–8
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