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HR 6143 115th Congress House Health Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Inflation and prices Prescription drugs

Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act

Introduced: July 19, 2018 Introduced by: Doggett, Lloyd Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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Jun 19, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 19, 2018
Introduced in House
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Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act

This bill prohibits a health insurance plan or pharmacy benefits manager from restricting a pharmacy from informing an enrollee of any difference between the cost of a drug under the plan and the cost of the drug without health insurance coverage. (Such restrictions are commonly referred to as gag clauses.)

What's happening now June 19, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 2554 Identical bill Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act
  • HR 6733 Related bill Know the Cost Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Democratic 17 Republican 1
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Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Sep 12, 2018
 D
Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Sep 12, 2018
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Sep 4, 2018
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Sep 4, 2018
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 4, 2018
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Sep 4, 2018
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jul 19, 2018
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jul 19, 2018
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 19, 2018
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jul 19, 2018
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Jul 19, 2018
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Jul 19, 2018
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· Jul 19, 2018
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jul 19, 2018
Shea-Porter, Carol
· Jul 19, 2018
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 19, 2018
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jul 19, 2018
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Jul 11, 2018
LEVIN, SANDER
· Jul 11, 2018
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jul 11, 2018
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jul 11, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6143: Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6143/
MLA
"H.R. 6143: Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6143/.
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H.R. 6143, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6143/.
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