US Congress House Bill 4769 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on October 21 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-10-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish at least one prescription drug plan that is operated by Medicare. Among other things, the plan must (1) serve the entire United States; and (2) be the default plan for enrollees under the Medicare prescription drug benefit, unless the enrollee chooses another plan. Additionally, the CMS must negotiate prices for prescription drugs that are covered under the plan and, if appropriate, encourage the use of more affordable therapeutic equivalents. (Currently, the CMS is prohibited from negotiating the prices of covered drugs under the Medicare prescription drug benefit.) The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality must assess the clinical benefits of drugs and make recommendations to the CMS regarding price negotiations, based on specified information (e.g., comparable international prices).

Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2019

Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-10-22	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2019-10-21	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.
2019-10-21	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.
2019-10-21	House	Introduced in House

SB2650 (Same As) 2019-10-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S5924-5925)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4769/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4769/BILLS-116hr4769ih.pdf