US SB62 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 34-1)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 9 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Allows the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to (1) negotiate drug prices under the Medicare prescription drug benefit, and (2) institute a price structure for the reimbursement of drugs covered under the benefit.
Title
Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2019
Sponsors
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] | Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] |
Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] | Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA] | Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD] |
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV] | Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] | Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA] |
Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH] | Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM] | Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI] | Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA] |
Sen. Angus King [I-ME] | Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] | Sen. Joe Manchin [D-WV] | Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] |
Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT] | Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA] | Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI] | Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY] |
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] | Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN] | Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] | Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM] |
Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] | Sen. Mark Warner [D-VA] |
Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] | Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI] | Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-01-09 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
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 |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/62/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s62/BILLS-116s62is.pdf |