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H.R. 2248 112th Congress House

Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2011

Official title: To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries.

Introduced: October 13, 2011 Introduced by: Peter Welch Democratic · Vermont See on congress.gov
Health Health care costs and insuranceInflation and pricesMedicarePrescription drugsPublic contracts and procurement
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Jul 7, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 22, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 21, 2011
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.
Jun 21, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 7, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2011 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to negotiate with pharmaceutical manufacturers the prices that may be charged to Medicare part D prescription drug plan (PDP) sponsors and MedicareAdvantage (MA) organizations for covered part D drugs for part D eligible individuals who are enrolled under a PDP or under an MA-Prescription Drug (MA-PD) plan.

 Related & companion bills 3
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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 7
D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Dec 19, 2011
PLATTS, TODD
· Nov 29, 2011
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Oct 25, 2011
SLAUGHTER, LOUISE
· Oct 14, 2011
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Oct 13, 2011
FRANK, BARNEY
· Oct 13, 2011
JACKSON, JESSE
· Oct 13, 2011
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Oct 13, 2011
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 13, 2011
VISCLOSKY, PETER
· Jul 26, 2011
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 19, 2011
WOOLSEY, LYNN
· Jul 15, 2011
HINCHEY, MAURICE
· Jul 13, 2011
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jun 24, 2011
EMERSON, JO
· Jun 21, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2248: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2248/
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"H.R. 2248: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2248/.
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H.R. 2248, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2248/.
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