Bills Introduced to Lower Prescription Drugs Prices
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Bill Name |
Changes to Lower Prices
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Price Gouging |
Transparency |
Importation |
Negotiation |
Patent Reform |
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Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act H.R. 275 Rep. Peter Welch (VT) |
Allows Secretary of HHS to negotiate with pharmaceutical companies regarding prices for drugs covered under Medicare Part D. |
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Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 S.99 | H.R. 448 Sen. Bernie Sanders (VT) Rep. Elijah Cummings (MD-07) |
Allows Secretary of HHS to negotiate Medicare part D drug prices on behalf of beneficiaries and establishes a formulary for such purposes. |
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Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act S. 97 | H.R. 447 Sen. Bernie Sanders (VT) Rep. Elijah Cummings (MD-07) |
Allows distributors, pharmacies, and individuals to import affordable and safe prescription drugs. |
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Prescription Drug Price Relief Act S. 102 | H.R. 465
Sen. Bernie Sanders (VT) Rep. Ro Khanna (CA-17) |
Requires pharmaceutical corporations to offer prescriptions for all Americans for a price equal to the median prices of 5 similar countries. When negotiation fails, the Secretary of HHS issues a competitive license to allow generic competition. |
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Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act S. 377 | H.R. 1046 Sen. Sherrod Brown (OH) Rep. Lloyd Doggett (TX-35) |
Allows Secretary of HHS to negotiation prescription drug prices on behalf of beneficiaries. When negotiations fail, the Secretary issues a competitive license to allow generic competition. |
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