Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2019
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Oct 21, 2019)
Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2019
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish at least one prescription drug plan that is operated by Medicare.
Among other things, the plan must (1) serve the entire United States; and (2) be the default plan for enrollees under the Medicare prescription drug benefit, unless the enrollee chooses another plan.
Additionally, the CMS must negotiate prices for prescription drugs that are covered under the plan and, if appropriate, encourage the use of more affordable therapeutic equivalents. (Currently, the CMS is prohibited from negotiating the prices of covered drugs under the Medicare prescription drug benefit.) The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality must assess the clinical benefits of drugs and make recommendations to the CMS regarding price negotiations, based on specified information (e.g., comparable international prices).
What just happenedOct 22, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseOct 21, 2019
- Oct 22, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Oct 21, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Ways and Means Committee - Oct 21, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Oct 21, 2019IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Oct 21, 2019IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House