An original bill to amend titles XI, XVIII, and XIX of the Social Security Act to lower prescription drug prices in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, to improve transparency related to pharmaceutical prices and transactions, to lower patients' out-of-pocket costs, and to ensure accountability to taxpayers, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
Ordered Reported on Sep 25, 2019
The committees assigned to this bill sent it to the House or Senate as a whole for consideration on September 25, 2019.
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Grassley Statement on House Prescription Drug Bill CBO Score”
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Sen. Charles “Chuck” Grassley [R-IA]
(Sponsor)
on Oct 11, 2019
“Rep. Schrader Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Improve Access to Gene Therapies”
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Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR5]
on Feb 13, 2020
“Rep. Zeldin Opposes House Dems Playing Partisan Politics with Prescription Drug Prices”
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Rep. Lee Zeldin [R-NY1]
on Dec 13, 2019
History
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Sep 25, 2019
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Introduced
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Sep 25, 2019
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Ordered Reported
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Passed Senate
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Passed House
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Signed by the President
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S. 2543 is a bill in the United States Congress.
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