Drug-price Transparency in Communications (DTC) Act

United States116th CongressS-1437Senate
Updated: May 13, 2019

Summary

Drug-price Transparency in Communications (DTC) Act This bill provides statutory authority for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services rule titled Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Regulation to Require Drug Pricing Transparency , published on May 10, 2019. The rule requires direct-to-consumer television advertisements for covered drugs and biologics under Medicare and Medicaid to include the list price of a 30-day supply or for a typical course of treatment, if the list price is at least $35 per month. The rule takes effect July 9, 2019.

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Timeline

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S2791)

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