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S. 44 112th Congress Senate

Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2011

Official title: A bill 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: January 26, 2011 Introduced by: Amy Klobuchar Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
Health Health care costs and insuranceInflation and pricesMedicarePrescription drugsPublic contracts and procurement
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Jan 25, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 25, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action January 25, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 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 2
  • HR 2248 Identical bill Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2011
  • HR 6392 Negotiating for Seniors Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Independent 1
D
Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Apr 13, 2011
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jan 31, 2011
 D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jan 26, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 44: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-44/
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"S. 44: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-44/.
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