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HR 1588 113th Congress House

Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2013

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require drug manufacturers to provide drug rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the M… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require drug manufacturers to provide drug rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the Medicare prescription drug benefit program.

Introduced: December 9, 2013 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Jun 3, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 19, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 16, 2013
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.
Apr 16, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 3, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2013 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require drug manufacturers to pay the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) drug rebates for rebate eligible (low-income) individuals. Excludes from Medicare coverage as a part D drug any drug or biological manufactured by a manufacturer that has not entered into and have in effect a rebate agreement with the Secretary.

Requires a rebate agreement to require a drug or biological manufacturer to provide to the Secretary a rebate, determined according to a specified formula, for each rebate period ending after December 31, 2011, for any covered Medicare part D drug dispensed after that date to any rebate eligible individual for which payment was made by a prescription drug plan (PDP) sponsor or MedicareAdvantage (MA) organization for such period.

Specifies a formula for determination of Medicaid rebate amounts for such drugs or biologicals.

Amends SSA title XIX (Medicaid) to exclude any amounts paid under a rebate agreement from the determination of best price and average manufacturer price under the Medicaid program.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 740 Identical bill Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2013
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 10
D
Huffman, Jared
California · Dec 11, 2013
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Dec 9, 2013
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Sep 18, 2013
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Sep 17, 2013
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Sep 10, 2013
Michaud, Michael
· Jul 23, 2013
Shea-Porter, Carol
· Jun 5, 2013
Edwards, Donna
· May 21, 2013
O'Rourke, Beto
· May 17, 2013
 D
Takano, Mark
California · May 16, 2013
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · May 16, 2013
BROWN, CORRINE
· May 14, 2013
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Apr 17, 2013
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Apr 17, 2013
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 17, 2013
ANDREWS, ROBERT
· Apr 16, 2013
LEVIN, SANDER
· Apr 16, 2013
MCDERMOTT, JIM
· Apr 16, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1588: Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1588/
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"H.R. 1588: Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1588/.
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H.R. 1588, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1588/.
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[H.R. 1588: Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2013](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1588/)
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