Expressing the sense of Congress on the need to inform American consumers with more balanced purchasing information for prescription drugs through the disclosure of price information in direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertisements.

United States115th CongressHCONRES-146House of Representatives
Latest legislative activity: Dec 20, 2018

Summary

Official Summary

Expresses the sense of Congress that:

  • the efficient administration of Medicare and Medicaid encompasses federal efforts to achieve good value for funds spent in those programs;
  • the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has the authority to require direct-to-consumer television advertisements of prescription drugs and biological products to include the drug or product's list price; and
  • the proposed rule by the CMS published in the Federal Register on October 18, 2018, when finalized, shall be codified without change.

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  1. 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.

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  2. Introduced in House

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