End Price Gouging for Medications Act
USA116th CongressS-1987| Senate
| Updated: 6/26/2019
Jeff Merkley
Democratic Senator
Oregon
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
End Price Gouging for Medications Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to set maximum prices for prescription drugs under specified federal health programs. Specifically, HHS must establish reference prices based on certain factors, including drug prices in listed countries. Retail prices of covered drugs under specified federal health programs (e.g., Medicare and Medicaid) may not exceed the established reference prices. Drugs must also be available at such prices to uninsured individuals and to individuals with private health insurance.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4569-4570)
Health
AsiaAustraliaCanadaCivil actions and liabilityEuropeFranceGermanyHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessInflation and pricesItalyJapanMedicaidMedical researchMedicareMilitary medicineNetherlandsNorth AmericaOceaniaPrescription drugsRetail and wholesale tradesSpainSwedenSwitzerlandUnited KingdomVeterans' medical care
End Price Gouging for Medications Act
USA116th CongressS-1987| Senate
| Updated: 6/26/2019
End Price Gouging for Medications Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to set maximum prices for prescription drugs under specified federal health programs. Specifically, HHS must establish reference prices based on certain factors, including drug prices in listed countries. Retail prices of covered drugs under specified federal health programs (e.g., Medicare and Medicaid) may not exceed the established reference prices. Drugs must also be available at such prices to uninsured individuals and to individuals with private health insurance.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4569-4570)
Jeff Merkley
Democratic Senator
Oregon
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Health
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- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
AsiaAustraliaCanadaCivil actions and liabilityEuropeFranceGermanyHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessInflation and pricesItalyJapanMedicaidMedical researchMedicareMilitary medicineNetherlandsNorth AmericaOceaniaPrescription drugsRetail and wholesale tradesSpainSwedenSwitzerlandUnited KingdomVeterans' medical care