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H.R. 4138 115th Congress House

Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the negotiation of lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries and the … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the negotiation of lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries and the establishment and application of a formulary by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under Medicare part D, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 26, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Oct 27, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 26, 2017
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.
Oct 26, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 27, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act

This bill makes a series of changes relating to the prices of prescription drugs under the Medicare prescription drug benefit and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans, including requirements relating to rebates for low-income individuals and drug price negotiations.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 2011 Identical bill Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act
  • S 252 Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 14
D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Dec 13, 2018
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jul 17, 2018
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Nov 29, 2017
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Oct 26, 2017
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Oct 26, 2017
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Oct 26, 2017
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Oct 26, 2017
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Oct 26, 2017
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Oct 26, 2017
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Oct 26, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 26, 2017
O'Rourke, Beto
· Oct 26, 2017
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Oct 26, 2017
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Oct 26, 2017
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Oct 26, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4138: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4138/
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"H.R. 4138: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4138/.
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H.R. 4138, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4138/.
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