Prescription Drug Pricing Dashboard Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to establish an online dashboard containing information about the prices and utilization of prescription drugs that are purchased by federal programs. The dashboard must include specified information, including spending per dosage, the number of drug recipients, and out-of-pocket costs. The dashboard must also highlight those drugs that have the highest spending and costs.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Congressional oversightConsumer affairsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessInflation and pricesMedicaidMedicareMilitary medicinePrescription drugsVeterans' medical care
Prescription Drug Pricing Dashboard Act
USA116th CongressS-709| Senate
| Updated: 3/7/2019
Prescription Drug Pricing Dashboard Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to establish an online dashboard containing information about the prices and utilization of prescription drugs that are purchased by federal programs. The dashboard must include specified information, including spending per dosage, the number of drug recipients, and out-of-pocket costs. The dashboard must also highlight those drugs that have the highest spending and costs.
Congressional oversightConsumer affairsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessInflation and pricesMedicaidMedicareMilitary medicinePrescription drugsVeterans' medical care