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HR 2868 117th Congress House

Protecting Access to Affordable Medicines Act of 2021

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit additional rebates under the Medicaid program for certain noninnovator multiple source drugs.

Introduced: April 28, 2021 See on congress.gov
Health Home and outpatient careInflation and pricesMedicaidPrescription drugsState and local government operations
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Apr 29, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 28, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 28, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 29, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Access to Affordable Medicines Act of 2021

This bill prohibits additional rebates for certain drugs under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program. Specifically, the bill prohibits additional rebates with respect to noninnovator multiple-source drugs (i.e., generics) for which the average manufacturer price is less than $1.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 8529 Reintroduction of Protecting Access to Affordable Medicines Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2868: Protecting Access to Affordable Medicines Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2868/
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"H.R. 2868: Protecting Access to Affordable Medicines Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2868/.
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H.R. 2868, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2868/.
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[H.R. 2868: Protecting Access to Affordable Medicines Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2868/)
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