Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit a health insurance plan or pharmacy benefits manager from restricting a pharmacy from informing an enrollee of any difference between the out-of-pocket cost of a drug under the plan and the cost of the drug without health insurance coverage. (Such restrictions are commonly referred to as gag clauses.) (Sec. 3) The bill also amends the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to apply certain antitrust filing requirements for generic drug applicants to biosimilar biological product applicants. (Biosimilar biological products, commonly referred to as biosimilars, are biological products approved by the Food and Drug Administration based on their similarity to an already-approved biological product.) Under current law, generic drug applicants that make agreements with brand name drug companies or other generic drug applicants regarding the manufacture, marketing, or sale of their drugs must file such agreements with the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice. The bill subjects biosimilar biological product applicants to the same filing requirements.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Alexander with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 549.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 98 - 2. Record Vote Number: 209.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6179-6180)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Held at the desk.
Mr. Carter (GA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8795-8799)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2554.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8795-8796)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8795-8796)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 115-263.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Alexander with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 549.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 98 - 2. Record Vote Number: 209.
Civil actions and liabilityDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessInflation and pricesPrescription drugs
Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act
USA115th CongressS-2554| Senate
| Updated: 10/10/2018
Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit a health insurance plan or pharmacy benefits manager from restricting a pharmacy from informing an enrollee of any difference between the out-of-pocket cost of a drug under the plan and the cost of the drug without health insurance coverage. (Such restrictions are commonly referred to as gag clauses.) (Sec. 3) The bill also amends the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to apply certain antitrust filing requirements for generic drug applicants to biosimilar biological product applicants. (Biosimilar biological products, commonly referred to as biosimilars, are biological products approved by the Food and Drug Administration based on their similarity to an already-approved biological product.) Under current law, generic drug applicants that make agreements with brand name drug companies or other generic drug applicants regarding the manufacture, marketing, or sale of their drugs must file such agreements with the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice. The bill subjects biosimilar biological product applicants to the same filing requirements.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Alexander with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 549.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 98 - 2. Record Vote Number: 209.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6179-6180)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Held at the desk.
Mr. Carter (GA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8795-8799)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2554.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8795-8796)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8795-8796)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 115-263.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Alexander with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 549.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 98 - 2. Record Vote Number: 209.
Civil actions and liabilityDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessInflation and pricesPrescription drugs