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H.R. 275 116th Congress House

Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019

Official title: 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: May 15, 2019 Introduced by: Peter Welch Democratic · Vermont See on congress.gov
Health Health care costs and insuranceInflation and pricesMedicarePrescription drugsPublic contracts and procurement
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 25, 2019
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jan 25, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 8, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 8, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 25, 2019

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019

This bill requires 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 the CMS from doing so.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1346 Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 27
All 27 Democratic 25 Republican 1
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Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Sep 24, 2019
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Aug 16, 2019
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Aug 2, 2019
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jun 18, 2019
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Jun 18, 2019
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Jun 6, 2019
 D
Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · May 20, 2019
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · May 15, 2019
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · May 15, 2019
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · May 15, 2019
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Mar 11, 2019
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Mar 11, 2019
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Mar 11, 2019
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Mar 11, 2019
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jan 16, 2019
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 16, 2019
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jan 16, 2019
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jan 10, 2019
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jan 8, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 8, 2019
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jan 8, 2019
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jan 8, 2019
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jan 8, 2019
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jan 8, 2019
Rooney, Francis
· Jan 8, 2019
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jan 8, 2019
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jan 8, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 275: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-275/
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"H.R. 275: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-275/.
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H.R. 275, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-275/.
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