HR 3672
108th Congress
House
Health
Commerce
Cost control
Drug industry
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Health insurance
Health maintenance organizations
Medical economics
Medicare
Prescription pricing
Quality of care
Social Welfare
To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act, as added by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, to provide for negotiation of fair prices for Medicare prescription drugs.
Introduced: December 8, 2003
See on congress.gov
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 17, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 8, 2003
Referred 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.
Dec 8, 2003
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as added by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, to give the Secretary of Health and Human Services the authority similar to that of other Federal entities that purchase prescription drugs in bulk to negotiate contracts with manufacturers of covered part D drugs, consistent with the requirements and in furtherance of the goals of providing quality care and containing costs.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
4