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Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act

Introduced: October 25, 2017 Introduced by: Sanders, Bernard Independent · Vermont See on congress.gov
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Oct 25, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct 25, 2017
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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.

What's happening now October 25, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4138 Identical bill Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Oct 31, 2017
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Oct 25, 2017
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Oct 25, 2017
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Oct 25, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2011: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2011/
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"S. 2011: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2011/.
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S. 2011, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2011/.
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