H.R. 4321 · 108th Congress
To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human…
Full title
To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate and disclose lowest possible prices for prescription drug prices for Medicare beneficiaries.
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Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, to repeal provisions prohibiting the Secretary of Health and Human Services from interfering with the negotiations between drug manufacturers and…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · May 10, 2004
Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, to repeal provisions prohibiting the Secretary of Health and Human Services from interfering with the negotiations between drug manufacturers and pharmacies and prescription drug plan sponsors with respect to drug price. Replaces them with a requirement that the Secretary negotiate and disclose the lowest possible prices for prescription drugs for Medicare beneficiaries.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate and disclose lowest possible prices for prescription drug prices for Medicare beneficiaries.
Latest action (May 21, 2004): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: May 10, 2004
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No recorded floor vote found.