HR 4321
108th Congress
House
Health
Commerce
Cost control
Drug industry
Drugs
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Medicare
Prescription pricing
Social Welfare
To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate and disclose lowest possible prices for prescription drug prices for Medicare beneficiaries.
Introduced: May 10, 2004
Introduced by:
Lynch, Stephen F.
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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Became law
May 21, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 18, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 10, 2004
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.
May 10, 2004
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, to repeal provisions prohibiting the Secretary of Health and Human Services from interfering with the negotiations between drug manufacturers and pharmacies and prescription drug plan sponsors with respect to drug price. Replaces them with a requirement that the Secretary negotiate and disclose the lowest possible prices for prescription drugs for Medicare beneficiaries.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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