Bill115th CongressFiled Mar 20, 2018Health
H.R. 5343
Prescription Transparency Act of 2018
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Mar 20, 2018)
Prescription Transparency Act of 2018
This bill prohibits contract provisions between a health insurer and a pharmacy that prohibit or penalize a pharmacist's disclosure to an individual purchasing a prescription drug of information regarding (1) the cost of the drug, (2) the availability of any therapeutically equivalent alternative drug, or (3) less expensive methods of purchasing the drug.
What just happenedMar 23, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1](R-GA)Sponsor
38 cosponsors4 D34 R
38cosponsors1committees4actions8subjects
- Introduced in HouseMar 20, 2018
- Mar 23, 2018Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Introduced in House
- Mar 20, 2018IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House