Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2013
Latest action · Jan 23, 2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
- IntroducedJan 23, 2013
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2013 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to negotiate with pharmaceutical manufacturers the prices that may be charged to Medicare part D prescription drug plan (PDP) sponsors and MedicareAdvantage (MA) organizations for covered part D drugs for part D eligible individuals who are enrolled under a PDP or under an MA-Prescription Drug (MA-PD) plan.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 23, 2013 to Jun 13, 2013, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Al Franken | Original | Jan 23, 2013 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Jan 23, 2013 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Jan 23, 2013 |
| D-AK | Mark Begich | Original | Jan 23, 2013 |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Original | Jan 23, 2013 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Jan 24, 2013 | |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Mar 4, 2013 | |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Jun 13, 2013 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 23, 2013Introduced in Senate
- Jan 23, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1102 | Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2013 | Identical bill | Apr 11, 2013 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 23, 2013Introduced in Senate
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