S 1437
116th Congress
Senate
Health
Consumer affairs
Health care costs and insurance
Inflation and prices
Marketing and advertising
Medicaid
Medicare
Prescription drugs
Drug-price Transparency in Communications (DTC) Act
Introduced: May 13, 2019
Introduced by:
Durbin, Richard J.
Democratic
· Illinois
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 13, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S2791)
May 13, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Drug-price Transparency in Communications (DTC) Act
This bill provides statutory authority for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services rule titled Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Regulation to Require Drug Pricing Transparency, published on May 10, 2019. The rule requires direct-to-consumer television advertisements for covered drugs and biologics under Medicare and Medicaid to include the list price of a 30-day supply or for a typical course of treatment, if the list price is at least $35 per month. The rule takes effect July 9, 2019.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S2791)
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