US HB5442 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on December 16 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-12-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on December 16 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-12-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act and title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require pharmacies to disclose any differential between the cost of a prescription drug based on whether certain individuals use prescription drug coverage to acquire such drug, and for other purposes.
Title
Lowest Price for Patients Act
Sponsors
Rep. Katie Porter [D-CA] | Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-12-17 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
2019-12-16 | 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. |
2019-12-16 | 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. |
2019-12-16 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Inflation and prices
Medicare
Prescription drugs
Retail and wholesale trades
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Inflation and prices
Medicare
Prescription drugs
Retail and wholesale trades
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5442/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5442/BILLS-116hr5442ih.pdf |