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S. 1688

Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2017

Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2017

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to: (1) negotiate drug prices under the Medicare prescription drug benefit, and (2) institute a price structure for the reimbursement of drugs covered under the benefit.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN](D-MN)Sponsor
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  1. IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

    Finance Committee
  2. IntroReferral10000

    Introduced in Senate

Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2017 — Informed