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S. 41 115th Congress Senate

Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2017

Official title: A bill to amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries.

Introduced: January 5, 2017 Introduced by: Amy Klobuchar Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
Health Health care costs and insuranceInflation and pricesMedicarePrescription drugsPublic contracts and procurement
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 5, 2017
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 Latest action January 5, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2017

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to negotiate with pharmaceutical companies regarding prices for drugs covered under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Current law prohibits CMS from doing so.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 242 Identical bill Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2017
  • HR 3748 Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2017
  • S 1688 Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2017
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 8 Independent 1
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Jun 29, 2017
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Feb 9, 2017
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Jan 20, 2017
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Jan 9, 2017
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jan 5, 2017
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jan 5, 2017
 D
Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Jan 5, 2017
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Jan 5, 2017
 D
Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Jan 5, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 41: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-41/
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"S. 41: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-41/.
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S. 41, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-41/.
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