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HR 5958 115th Congress House

Phair Pricing Act of 2018

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require pharmacy-negotiated price concessions and pharmacy incentive payments and adjustments to be included… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require pharmacy-negotiated price concessions and pharmacy incentive payments and adjustments to be included in negotiated prices at the point-of-sale under part D of the Medicare program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 17, 2018 See on congress.gov
Health Health care costs and insuranceHealth care qualityHealth information and medical recordsInflation and prices
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MedicarePrescription drugs
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This bill died when the 115th Congress ended
It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jun 4, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 24, 2018
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.
May 24, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 4, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Phair Pricing Act of 2018

This bill requires that negotiated prices for covered drugs under the Medicare prescription drug benefit be disclosed at the point-of-sale.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1 Republican 3
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Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Nov 28, 2018
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Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Jul 17, 2018
 R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · May 24, 2018
DUNCAN, JOHN
· May 24, 2018
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · May 24, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5958: Phair Pricing Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5958/
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"H.R. 5958: Phair Pricing Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5958/.
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H.R. 5958, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5958/.
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