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HR 6958 115th Congress House Health Congressional oversight Government studies and investigations Health care costs and insurance Inflation and prices International organizations and cooperation Medicare Prescription drugs

Drug Price Transparency Act

Introduced: September 27, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Oct 10, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 27, 2018
Introduced in House
Sep 27, 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.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Drug Price Transparency Act

This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to report on the feasibility of basing payment rates for prescription drugs under Medicare and Medicare Advantage on the average price of such drugs in countries that are members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (an intergovernmental organization focused on global economic development).

What's happening now October 10, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Sep 27, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6958: Drug Price Transparency Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6958/
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"H.R. 6958: Drug Price Transparency Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6958/.
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H.R. 6958, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6958/.
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[H.R. 6958: Drug Price Transparency Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6958/)
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