Bill117th CongressFiled Apr 28, 2021Health
H.R. 2868
Protecting Access to Affordable Medicines Act of 2021
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Apr 28, 2021)
Protecting Access to Affordable Medicines Act of 2021
This bill prohibits additional rebates for certain drugs under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program. Specifically, the bill prohibits additional rebates with respect to noninnovator multiple-source drugs (i.e., generics) for which the average manufacturer price is less than $1.
What just happenedApr 29, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1](D-NC)Sponsor
1 cosponsor1 R
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- Introduced in HouseApr 28, 2021
- Apr 29, 2021Committee
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
- Apr 28, 2021IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House