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S 640 116th Congress Senate Health Health care costs and insurance Health care quality Health information and medical records Inflation and prices Medicare Prescription drugs

Phair Pricing Act of 2019

Introduced: March 4, 2019 Introduced by: Kennedy, John Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 4, 2019
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Phair Pricing Act of 2019

This bill requires that certain negotiated prices for covered drugs under the Medicare prescription drug benefit be disclosed at the point-of-sale.

Specifically, negotiated prices offered under a prescription drug plan (PDP) must be disclosed at the point-of-sale; the disclosed price must include specified adjustments, payments, and fees that are negotiated with the pharmacy (e.g., dispensing fees) by the PDP sponsor or pharmacy benefit manager.

Additionally, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must establish certain quality measures for PDP sponsors to use when determining incentive payments and adjustments (e.g., performance payments) to pharmacies.

What's happening now March 4, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1034 Identical bill Phair Pricing Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Republican 10
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jul 18, 2019
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Jul 16, 2019
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Jun 18, 2019
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jun 4, 2019
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jun 4, 2019
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · May 23, 2019
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · May 22, 2019
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · May 22, 2019
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · May 22, 2019
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · May 21, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 640: Phair Pricing Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-640/
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"S. 640: Phair Pricing Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-640/.
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S. 640, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-640/.
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