HR 1725
111th Congress
House
Health
Consumer affairs
Health care costs and insurance
Medicaid
Prescription drugs
Retail and wholesale trades
State and local government operations
Voluntary State Discount Prescription Drug Plan Act of 2009
Introduced: March 25, 2009
Introduced by:
Van Hollen, Chris
Democratic
· Maryland
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 27, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 25, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 25, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Voluntary State Discount Prescription Drug Plan Act of 2009 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require drug manufacturers to pay rebates to state prescription drug discount programs as a condition of participating in a Medicaid rebate agreement for outpatient prescription drugs, but only if the state has elected to establish an optional state prescription drug discount program.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1