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HR 1725 111th Congress House

Voluntary State Discount Prescription Drug Plan Act of 2009

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require, at the option of a State, drug manufacturers to pay rebates to State prescription drug discount progr… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require, at the option of a State, drug manufacturers to pay rebates to State prescription drug discount programs as a condition of participation in a rebate agreement for outpatient prescription drugs under the Medicaid Program.

Introduced: March 25, 2009 Introduced by: Van Hollen, Chris Democratic · Maryland See on congress.gov
Health Consumer affairsHealth care costs and insuranceMedicaidPrescription drugs
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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
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 Latest action March 27, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
Kratovil, Frank
· Mar 25, 2009
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Mar 25, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1725: Voluntary State Discount Prescription Drug Plan Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1725/
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"H.R. 1725: Voluntary State Discount Prescription Drug Plan Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1725/.
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