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H.R. 8143 119th Congress House

Ensuring Access to Lower-Cost Medicines for Seniors Act of 2026.

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require PDP sponsors of a prescription drug plan under part D of the Medicare program that use a formulary t… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require PDP sponsors of a prescription drug plan under part D of the Medicare program that use a formulary to include certain generic drugs and biosimilar biological products on such formulary, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 27, 2026 Introduced by: Doris O. Matsui Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Mar 27, 2026
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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8143: Ensuring Access to Lower-Cost Medicines for Seniors Act of 2026.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8143/
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"H.R. 8143: Ensuring Access to Lower-Cost Medicines for Seniors Act of 2026.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8143/.
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H.R. 8143, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8143/.
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