End Price Gouging for Medications Act
USA118th CongressS-2044| Senate
| Updated: 6/20/2023
Jeff Merkley
Democratic Senator
Oregon
Cosponsors (1)
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 the lowest retail price for a drug among specified reference 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.
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End Price Gouging for Medications Act
USA118th CongressS-2044| Senate
| Updated: 6/20/2023
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 the lowest retail price for a drug among specified reference 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.
Jeff Merkley
Democratic Senator
Oregon
Cosponsors (1)
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