Bill116th CongressFiled Jan 9, 2019Health
S. 62
Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2019
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jan 9, 2019)
Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2019
This bill allows 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.
What just happenedJan 9, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN](D-MN)Sponsor
34 cosponsors33 D1 I
34cosponsors1committees2actions5subjects
- Introduced in SenateJan 9, 2019
- Jan 9, 2019IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Finance Committee - Jan 9, 2019IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate