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HR 4538 116th Congress House Health Drug therapy Health care costs and insurance Inflation and prices Prescription drugs

Closing Loopholes for Orphan Drugs Act

Introduced: September 26, 2019 Introduced by: Welch, Peter Democratic · Vermont See on congress.gov
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Sep 27, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 26, 2019
Introduced in House
Sep 26, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Closing Loopholes for Orphan Drugs Act

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to revise the 340B Drug Pricing Program, which currently requires drug manufacturers to discount orphan drugs (i.e., drugs for rare conditions) for certain entities covered by the program. The bill discounts orphan drugs that are not being used to treat rare conditions for all entities covered by the program.

What's happening now September 27, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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