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HR 696 114th Congress House

To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals under…

Official title: To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales pr… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals under Medicare, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 13, 2015 See on congress.gov
Health MedicarePrescription drugs
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 27, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 6, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 3, 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.
Feb 3, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 27, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to exclude from the average sales price in calculating Medicare payments for drugs and biologicals any customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1 Republican 3
R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Apr 13, 2015
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Apr 13, 2015
 R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Mar 23, 2015
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Feb 3, 2015
Nunes, Devin
· Feb 3, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 696: To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals under Medicare, and for other purposes.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-696/
MLA
"H.R. 696: To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals under Medicare, and for other purposes.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-696/.
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H.R. 696, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-696/.
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[H.R. 696: To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals under Medicare, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-696/)
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