US HB242 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 45-1)
Status: Introduced on January 4 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 4 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to negotiate with pharmaceutical companies regarding prices for drugs covered under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Current law prohibits CMS from doing so.
Title
Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2017
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-25 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2017-01-13 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2017-01-04 | House | 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. |
| 2017-01-04 | House | 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. |
| 2017-01-04 | House | 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. |
| 2017-01-04 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB41 (Same As) 2017-01-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB1688 (Related) 2017-08-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
HB3748 (Related) 2017-09-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
SB1688 (Related) 2017-08-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
HB3748 (Related) 2017-09-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subjects
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Inflation and prices
Medicare
Prescription drugs
Public contracts and procurement
Health care costs and insurance
Inflation and prices
Medicare
Prescription drugs
Public contracts and procurement
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/242/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr242/BILLS-115hr242ih.pdf |
