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H.R. 4215 118th Congress House

End Price Gouging for Medications Act

Official title: To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish reference prices for prescription drugs for purposes of Federal health programs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 20, 2023 Introduced by: Debbie Dingell Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
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Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 19, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 23, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 20, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, Oversight and Accountability, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 20, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 17, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

End Price Gouging for Medications Act

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to set maximum prices for prescription drugs under specified federal health programs. Specifically, HHS must establish reference prices based on certain factors, including the lowest retail price for a drug among specified reference countries.

Retail prices of covered drugs under specified federal health programs (e.g., Medicare and Medicaid) may not exceed the established reference prices. Drugs must also be available at such prices to uninsured individuals and to individuals with private health insurance.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4215: End Price Gouging for Medications Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4215/
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"H.R. 4215: End Price Gouging for Medications Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4215/.
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H.R. 4215, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4215/.
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