Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act
Latest action · Sep 25, 2019 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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 10, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act
This bill makes a series of changes relating to the prices of prescription drugs under the Medicare prescription drug benefit and Medicare Advantage (MA) prescription drug plans (PDPs).
Under current law, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) may neither negotiate the prices of covered drugs nor establish a formulary. The bill repeals these restrictions and instead specifically requires the CMS to (1) negotiate the prices of covered drugs; and (2) either establish a formulary for covered drugs, or require changes to PDP formularies that take into account CMS negotiations.
If the CMS is unable to negotiate an appropriate price for a drug in accordance with certain criteria, the price must be the lowest of three specified options (e.g., the average price in other countries). The CMS must identify drugs that are subject to negotiation, with priority given to certain categories of drugs based on usage and cost.
Additionally, drug manufacturers must issue rebates to the CMS for drugs dispensed to eligible low-income individuals. Subject to civil monetary penalties, a Medicare or MA PDP sponsor must report, both to drug manufacturers and to the CMS, specified information related to the determination and payment of such rebates.
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 10, 2019 to Apr 9, 2019, with 17 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Original | Jan 10, 2019 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jan 10, 2019 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Original | Jan 10, 2019 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Jan 10, 2019 |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Original | Jan 10, 2019 |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Original | Jan 10, 2019 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Jan 10, 2019 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | Jan 10, 2019 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | Jan 10, 2019 |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Original | Jan 10, 2019 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Jan 10, 2019 |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Original | Jan 10, 2019 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Original | Jan 10, 2019 |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Original | Jan 10, 2019 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Jan 10, 2019 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 25, 2019Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Jan 25, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 10, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 10, 2019Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Jan 10, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 99 | Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act | Identical bill | Jan 10, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 10, 2019Introduced in House
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