Bill116th CongressFiled Feb 12, 2020Health
H.R. 5882
GENE Therapy Payment Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Feb 12, 2020)
Generating Effective and Novel Evidence for Therapy Payment Act or the GENE Therapy Payment Act
This bill allows state Medicaid programs to pay for certain gene therapy drugs through risk-sharing value-based payment agreements with drug manufacturers. The bill applies to covered outpatient drugs that provide potentially curative treatment for serious or life-threatening rare diseases or conditions after not more than three administrations.
What just happenedFeb 12, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Who’s behind it
Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5](D-OR)Sponsor
6 cosponsors2 D4 R
6cosponsors1committees3actions3related bills15subjects
- Introduced in HouseFeb 12, 2020
- Feb 12, 2020IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Feb 12, 2020IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Feb 12, 2020IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House