To amend the Public Health Service Act to nullify certain contractual provisions prohibiting or penalizing a pharmacist's disclosure of the availability of therapeutically equivalent alternative drugs, or alternative methods of purchasing the prescription drug, that are less expensive, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-5343| House
| Updated: 3/23/2018
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
Republican Representative
Georgia
Cosponsors (38)
Doug LaMalfa (Republican)Bob Gibbs (Republican)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (Republican)Mike Johnson (Republican)Andy Harris (Republican)Rick W. Allen (Republican)Neal P. Dunn (Republican)Bill Foster (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Pete Sessions (Republican)Doug Collins (Republican)Ken Calvert (Republican)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)David B. McKinley (Republican)Greg Gianforte (Republican)Ralph Lee Abraham (Republican)Walter B. Jones (Republican)H. Morgan Griffith (Republican)Jody B. Hice (Republican)Steve King (Republican)Will Hurd (Republican)Chris Collins (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Bruce Westerman (Republican)Austin Scott (Republican)James Comer (Republican)Garret Graves (Republican)Scott DesJarlais (Republican)Diane Black (Republican)Jeff Fortenberry (Republican)Peter Welch (Democratic)Bill Posey (Republican)Tom Graves (Republican)Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Republican)David P. Roe (Republican)Brian Babin (Republican)
Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Prescription Transparency Act of 2018 This bill prohibits contract provisions between a health insurer and a pharmacy that prohibit or penalize a pharmacist's disclosure to an individual purchasing a prescription drug of information regarding (1) the cost of the drug, (2) the availability of any therapeutically equivalent alternative drug, or (3) less expensive methods of purchasing the drug.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health
Business ethicsConsumer affairsContracts and agencyDrug therapyHealth care costs and insuranceHealth personnelMedical ethicsPrescription drugs
To amend the Public Health Service Act to nullify certain contractual provisions prohibiting or penalizing a pharmacist's disclosure of the availability of therapeutically equivalent alternative drugs, or alternative methods of purchasing the prescription drug, that are less expensive, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-5343| House
| Updated: 3/23/2018
Prescription Transparency Act of 2018 This bill prohibits contract provisions between a health insurer and a pharmacy that prohibit or penalize a pharmacist's disclosure to an individual purchasing a prescription drug of information regarding (1) the cost of the drug, (2) the availability of any therapeutically equivalent alternative drug, or (3) less expensive methods of purchasing the drug.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
Republican Representative
Georgia
Cosponsors (38)
Doug LaMalfa (Republican)Bob Gibbs (Republican)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (Republican)Mike Johnson (Republican)Andy Harris (Republican)Rick W. Allen (Republican)Neal P. Dunn (Republican)Bill Foster (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Pete Sessions (Republican)Doug Collins (Republican)Ken Calvert (Republican)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)David B. McKinley (Republican)Greg Gianforte (Republican)Ralph Lee Abraham (Republican)Walter B. Jones (Republican)H. Morgan Griffith (Republican)Jody B. Hice (Republican)Steve King (Republican)Will Hurd (Republican)Chris Collins (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Bruce Westerman (Republican)Austin Scott (Republican)James Comer (Republican)Garret Graves (Republican)Scott DesJarlais (Republican)Diane Black (Republican)Jeff Fortenberry (Republican)Peter Welch (Democratic)Bill Posey (Republican)Tom Graves (Republican)Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Republican)David P. Roe (Republican)Brian Babin (Republican)
Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
Health
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Business ethicsConsumer affairsContracts and agencyDrug therapyHealth care costs and insuranceHealth personnelMedical ethicsPrescription drugs