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Drug-price Transparency in Communications (DTC) Act

Introduced: May 13, 2019 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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May 13, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S2791)
May 13, 2019
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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 May 13, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S2791)

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 3 Republican 3 Independent 1
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Nov 13, 2019
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Scott, Rick
Florida · Nov 6, 2019
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Nov 6, 2019
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 18, 2019
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Jul 18, 2019
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · May 13, 2019
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · May 13, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1437: Drug-price Transparency in Communications (DTC) Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1437/
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"S. 1437: Drug-price Transparency in Communications (DTC) Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1437/.
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S. 1437, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1437/.
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