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Reduced Costs and Continued Cures Act

USA117th CongressHR-5260| House 
| Updated: 11/1/2022
Scott H. Peters

Scott H. Peters

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (5)
Stephanie N. Murphy (Democratic)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Kurt Schrader (Democratic)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)
Committees (7)
• Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee• Ways and Means Committee• Health Subcommittee• Health Subcommittee• Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee• Judiciary Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Reduced Costs and Continued Cures Act This bill establishes and alters several programs and requirements relating to the prices of prescription drugs. For example, the bill establishes and alters several requirements under Medicare and Medicaid, including requiring drug manufacturers to issue rebates to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for covered drugs under Medicare that cost $100 or more and for which the average manufacturer price increases faster than inflation, capping annual out-of-pocket spending under the Medicare prescription drug benefit, and increasing the maximum rebate amount under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program. The bill also makes changes relating to market exclusivities and manufacturer price concessions for prescription drugs, including authorizing the Federal Trade Commission to initiate proceedings against parties to settlements of patent infringement claims that have anticompetitive effects with respect to drugs or biologics, limiting in certain instances the number of patents that the manufacturer of a biologic can assert in a lawsuit against a company seeking to sell a biosimilar version, and nullifying regulations relating to the treatment of certain Medicare prescription drug benefit rebates from drug manufacturers for purposes of federal anti-kickback laws.
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Timeline
Sep 14, 2021
Introduced in House
Sep 14, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 14, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 15, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
  • September 14, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • September 14, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • September 14, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • September 15, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • November 1, 2022
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.


  • November 1, 2022
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 117-4417: Capping Drug Costs for Seniors Act of 2021
  • HR 117-2891: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act
  • HR 117-5237: Reduced Costs and Continued Cures Act of 2021
  • S 117-2327: Seniors Prescription Drug Relief Act
  • HR 117-2884: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act
  • S 117-1435: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2021
  • HR 117-2855: Star Rating for Biosimilars Act
  • S 117-1428: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act
  • HR 117-2706: Freedom from Price Gouging Act
  • HR 117-2873: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021
Accounting and auditingAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesAppropriationsCivil actions and liabilityCompetition and antitrustCongressional oversightConsumer affairsContracts and agencyDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDigestive and metabolic diseasesDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationDrug therapyFederal Trade Commission (FTC)GeneticsGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth care qualityHealth programs administration and fundingHealth technology, devices, suppliesHome and outpatient careInflation and pricesIntellectual propertyIntergovernmental relationsJudicial review and appealsLicensing and registrationsManufacturingMarketing and advertisingMedicaidMedicarePerformance measurementPrescription drugsPublic contracts and procurementState and local government operations

Reduced Costs and Continued Cures Act

USA117th CongressHR-5260| House 
| Updated: 11/1/2022
Reduced Costs and Continued Cures Act This bill establishes and alters several programs and requirements relating to the prices of prescription drugs. For example, the bill establishes and alters several requirements under Medicare and Medicaid, including requiring drug manufacturers to issue rebates to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for covered drugs under Medicare that cost $100 or more and for which the average manufacturer price increases faster than inflation, capping annual out-of-pocket spending under the Medicare prescription drug benefit, and increasing the maximum rebate amount under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program. The bill also makes changes relating to market exclusivities and manufacturer price concessions for prescription drugs, including authorizing the Federal Trade Commission to initiate proceedings against parties to settlements of patent infringement claims that have anticompetitive effects with respect to drugs or biologics, limiting in certain instances the number of patents that the manufacturer of a biologic can assert in a lawsuit against a company seeking to sell a biosimilar version, and nullifying regulations relating to the treatment of certain Medicare prescription drug benefit rebates from drug manufacturers for purposes of federal anti-kickback laws.
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Timeline
Sep 14, 2021
Introduced in House
Sep 14, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 14, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 15, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
  • September 14, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • September 14, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • September 14, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • September 15, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • November 1, 2022
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.


  • November 1, 2022
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Scott H. Peters

Scott H. Peters

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (5)
Stephanie N. Murphy (Democratic)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Kurt Schrader (Democratic)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)
Committees (7)
• Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee• Ways and Means Committee• Health Subcommittee• Health Subcommittee• Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee• Judiciary Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 117-4417: Capping Drug Costs for Seniors Act of 2021
  • HR 117-2891: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act
  • HR 117-5237: Reduced Costs and Continued Cures Act of 2021
  • S 117-2327: Seniors Prescription Drug Relief Act
  • HR 117-2884: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act
  • S 117-1435: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2021
  • HR 117-2855: Star Rating for Biosimilars Act
  • S 117-1428: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act
  • HR 117-2706: Freedom from Price Gouging Act
  • HR 117-2873: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Accounting and auditingAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesAppropriationsCivil actions and liabilityCompetition and antitrustCongressional oversightConsumer affairsContracts and agencyDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDigestive and metabolic diseasesDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationDrug therapyFederal Trade Commission (FTC)GeneticsGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth care qualityHealth programs administration and fundingHealth technology, devices, suppliesHome and outpatient careInflation and pricesIntellectual propertyIntergovernmental relationsJudicial review and appealsLicensing and registrationsManufacturingMarketing and advertisingMedicaidMedicarePerformance measurementPrescription drugsPublic contracts and procurementState and local government operations