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S 1688 115th Congress Senate Health Health care costs and insurance Inflation and prices Medicare Prescription drugs Public contracts and procurement

Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2017

Introduced: August 1, 2017 Introduced by: Klobuchar, Amy Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Aug 1, 2017
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Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2017

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to: (1) negotiate drug prices under the Medicare prescription drug benefit, and (2) institute a price structure for the reimbursement of drugs covered under the benefit.

What's happening now August 1, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 9
  • S 41 Related bill Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2017
  • S 348 Related bill Prescription Drug and Health Improvement Act of 2017
  • S 771 Related bill Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act
  • S 1511 Related bill Keeping Health Insurance Affordable Act of 2017
  • S 2708 Related bill Choose Medicare Act
  • HR 242 Related bill Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2017
  • HR 1775 Related bill Prescription Reduction in Costs for Everyone (PRICE) Act of 2017
  • HR 1776 Related bill Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act
  • HR 6117 Related bill Choose Medicare Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 25
All 25 Democratic 24 Independent 1
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · May 17, 2018
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · May 14, 2018
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Aug 2, 2017
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Aug 1, 2017
 D
Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Aug 1, 2017
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Aug 1, 2017
 D
Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Aug 1, 2017
 D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Aug 1, 2017
 D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Aug 1, 2017
 D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Aug 1, 2017
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Aug 1, 2017
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Aug 1, 2017
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Aug 1, 2017
 D
Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Aug 1, 2017
 I
King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Aug 1, 2017
 D
Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Aug 1, 2017
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Aug 1, 2017
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Aug 1, 2017
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Aug 1, 2017
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Aug 1, 2017
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Aug 1, 2017
 D
Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · Aug 1, 2017
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Aug 1, 2017
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Aug 1, 2017
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Aug 1, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1688: Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1688/
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"S. 1688: Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1688/.
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S. 1688, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1688/.
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