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Lower Drug Costs for Families Act

USA118th CongressS-1139| Senate 
| Updated: 3/30/2023
Catherine Cortez Masto

Catherine Cortez Masto

Democratic Senator

Nevada

Cosponsors (9)
Jack Reed (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Lower Drug Costs for Families Act This bill applies certain Medicare prescription drug rebate requirements to prescription drugs that are available under private health insurance. Current law requires drug manufacturers to issue rebates to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for brand-name drugs without generic equivalents under Medicare that (1) cost $100 or more per year per individual, and (2) for which prices increase faster than inflation. Manufacturers that fail to comply are subject to civil penalties. The bill applies these requirements to prescription drugs that are available in the commercial market under private health insurance. It also indexes rebate calculations to drug prices in 2016 (as opposed to 2021).
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Timeline
Mar 30, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Mar 30, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dec 17, 2024

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-4115
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • March 30, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 30, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • December 17, 2024

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-4115
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 118-4115: Lower Drug Costs for Families Act
Government information and archivesHealth care costs and insuranceMedicarePrescription drugs

Lower Drug Costs for Families Act

USA118th CongressS-1139| Senate 
| Updated: 3/30/2023
Lower Drug Costs for Families Act This bill applies certain Medicare prescription drug rebate requirements to prescription drugs that are available under private health insurance. Current law requires drug manufacturers to issue rebates to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for brand-name drugs without generic equivalents under Medicare that (1) cost $100 or more per year per individual, and (2) for which prices increase faster than inflation. Manufacturers that fail to comply are subject to civil penalties. The bill applies these requirements to prescription drugs that are available in the commercial market under private health insurance. It also indexes rebate calculations to drug prices in 2016 (as opposed to 2021).
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Timeline
Mar 30, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Mar 30, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dec 17, 2024

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-4115
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • March 30, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 30, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • December 17, 2024

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-4115
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Catherine Cortez Masto

Catherine Cortez Masto

Democratic Senator

Nevada

Cosponsors (9)
Jack Reed (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Finance Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 118-4115: Lower Drug Costs for Families Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Government information and archivesHealth care costs and insuranceMedicarePrescription drugs