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S 1384 116th Congress Senate Health Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Inflation and prices Prescription drugs

Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act of 2019

Introduced: May 9, 2019 See on congress.gov
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May 9, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 9, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act of 2019

This bill requires private health insurance plans to set any coinsurance rate for a covered prescription drug based on the net price of the drug (the price after accounting for rebates and discounts provided by the drug manufacturer) and not the list price (the initial wholesale price set by the drug manufacturer). This requirement applies when a plan holder has an unmet deductible or other coinsurance obligation for prescription drug benefits under the plan.

The bill does not prohibit a plan from requiring a copayment provided that such copayment is not based on the cost of the drug.

What's happening now May 9, 2019

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3805 Identical bill Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act of 2019
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jun 4, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1384: Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1384/
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"S. 1384: Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1384/.
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S. 1384, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1384/.
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