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S 3680 115th Congress Senate Health

Low Drug Prices Act

Introduced: November 29, 2018 Introduced by: Merkley, Jeff Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Nov 29, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Nov 29, 2018
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Low Drug Prices Act

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to establish maximum prices for prescription drugs that are covered under specified federal programs (e.g., Medicare) based on drug prices in listed reference countries.

What's happening now November 29, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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