S 542
108th Congress
Senate
Health
Ambulatory care
Commerce
Consumer discounts
Drug industry
Drugs
Medicaid
Prescription pricing
Rebates
Social Welfare
Rx Flexibility for States Act
Introduced: March 5, 2003
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 5, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 5, 2003
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Rx Flexibility for States Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to declare that nothing prohibits a State: (1) from directly entering into drug rebate agreements that are similar to a specified rebate agreement with a manufacturer to ensure the affordability of outpatient prescription drugs in order to provide access to them by residents of a State who are not otherwise eligible for medical assistance under the Medicaid program; or (2) from making prior authorization a condition of not participating in such a similar rebate agreement.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1