Prescription Drug Price Comparison for Savings Act of 2004
Latest action · Jul 7, 2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 24, 2004
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Prescription Drug Price Comparison for Savings Act of 2004 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish and maintain an Internet website using the information supplied by participating pharmacies to allow an individual to compare for each zip code the usual and customary prices for a range of strengths and quantities of covered outpatient drugs sold by retail pharmacies that receive Medicaid payments.
Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to direct States to: (1) require a participating pharmacy, concurrent with filling a prescription for an individual receiving assistance under Medicaid, to report to the State its zip code and the usual and customary price for the covered outpatient drug as of the date the prescription is filled; and (2) submit this information to the Secretary to enable the Secretary to post monthly updates on the website.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 24, 2004.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | Jun 24, 2004 |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Original | Jun 24, 2004 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 7, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 24, 2004Introduced in House
- Jun 24, 2004Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2597 | Prescription Drug Price Comparison for Savings Act of 2004 | Identical bill | Jun 24, 2004 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Business records
- Commerce
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Data banks
- Electronic government information
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government publicity
- Health
- Internet
- Medicaid
- Pharmacies
- Prescription pricing
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Social Welfare
- Web sites
- Zip code
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 24, 2004Introduced in House
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