S 41
115th Congress
Senate
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Inflation and prices
Medicare
Prescription drugs
Public contracts and procurement
Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2017
Introduced: January 5, 2017
Introduced by:
Klobuchar, Amy
Democratic
· Minnesota
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 5, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 5, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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