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S. 833 117th Congress Senate

Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2021

Official title: A bill to amend XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate fair prescription drug prices under part D of the Medicare program.

Introduced: March 18, 2021 Introduced by: Amy Klobuchar Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
Health Health care costs and insuranceInflation and pricesMedicarePrescription drugsPublic contracts and procurement
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Mar 18, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 18, 2021
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 Latest action March 18, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2021

This bill allows the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to negotiate drug prices under the Medicare prescription drug benefit and to institute a price structure for the reimbursement of drugs covered under the benefit.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 1227 Medicare-X Choice Act of 2021
  • S 352 Health Care Improvement Act of 2021
  • S 386 Medicare-X Choice Act of 2021
  • S 1279 Medicare at 50 Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 29
All 29 Democratic 28 Independent 1
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Apr 25, 2022
 D
Warnock, Raphael G.
Georgia · Mar 22, 2021
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 18, 2021
 D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Mar 18, 2021
 D
Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Mar 18, 2021
 D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Mar 18, 2021
 D
Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Mar 18, 2021
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Mar 18, 2021
 D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Mar 18, 2021
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 18, 2021
 D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Mar 18, 2021
 D
Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Mar 18, 2021
 D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Mar 18, 2021
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Mar 18, 2021
 D
Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Mar 18, 2021
 D
Kelly, Mark
Arizona · Mar 18, 2021
 I
King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Mar 18, 2021
 D
Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Mar 18, 2021
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Mar 18, 2021
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Mar 18, 2021
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Mar 18, 2021
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Mar 18, 2021
 D
Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Mar 18, 2021
 D
Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Mar 18, 2021
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Mar 18, 2021
 D
Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · Mar 18, 2021
 D
Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Mar 18, 2021
 D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Mar 18, 2021
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Mar 18, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 833: Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-833/
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"S. 833: Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-833/.
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S. 833, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-833/.
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