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Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-377| Senate 
| Updated: 2/7/2019
Sherrod Brown

Sherrod Brown

Democratic Senator

Ohio

Cosponsors (4)
Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019 This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to negotiate with pharmaceutical companies regarding prices for drugs covered under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. (Current law prohibits the CMS from doing so.) The CMS must take certain factors into account during negotiations, including the clinical- and cost-effectiveness of the drug, the financial burden on patients, and unmet patient needs. If the CMS is unable to negotiate the price of a drug, such drug is subject to competitive licensing in order to further its sale under Medicare, notwithstanding existing government-granted exclusivities. Additionally, for one year after a drug is provided under a competitive license, such drug is also subject to specified price limitations; if the drug is not offered at such prices, the drug is subject to additional licensing that furthers its sale under any federal program (e.g., Medicaid).
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Timeline
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Feb 7, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sep 25, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-1046
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  • February 7, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 7, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • September 25, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-1046
    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 116-1046: Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019
Competition and antitrustDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationHealth care costs and insuranceInflation and pricesLicensing and registrationsManufacturingMedicarePrescription drugsProduct safety and qualityPublic contracts and procurement

Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-377| Senate 
| Updated: 2/7/2019
Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019 This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to negotiate with pharmaceutical companies regarding prices for drugs covered under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. (Current law prohibits the CMS from doing so.) The CMS must take certain factors into account during negotiations, including the clinical- and cost-effectiveness of the drug, the financial burden on patients, and unmet patient needs. If the CMS is unable to negotiate the price of a drug, such drug is subject to competitive licensing in order to further its sale under Medicare, notwithstanding existing government-granted exclusivities. Additionally, for one year after a drug is provided under a competitive license, such drug is also subject to specified price limitations; if the drug is not offered at such prices, the drug is subject to additional licensing that furthers its sale under any federal program (e.g., Medicaid).
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Timeline
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Feb 7, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sep 25, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-1046
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  • February 7, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 7, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • September 25, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-1046
    Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sherrod Brown

Sherrod Brown

Democratic Senator

Ohio

Cosponsors (4)
Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)

Finance Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 116-1046: Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Competition and antitrustDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationHealth care costs and insuranceInflation and pricesLicensing and registrationsManufacturingMedicarePrescription drugsProduct safety and qualityPublic contracts and procurement