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HR 3061 114th Congress House Health Health care costs and insurance Inflation and prices Medicare Prescription drugs Public contracts and procurement

Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2015

Introduced: July 14, 2015 Introduced by: Welch, Peter Democratic · Vermont See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Jul 20, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 17, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 14, 2015
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.
Jul 14, 2015
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2015

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 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 plan.

What's happening now July 20, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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