Bill117th CongressFiled Mar 18, 2021Health
S. 833
Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2021
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Mar 18, 2021)
Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2021
This bill allows the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to negotiate drug prices under the Medicare prescription drug benefit and to institute a price structure for the reimbursement of drugs covered under the benefit.
What just happenedMar 18, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN](D-MN)Sponsor
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- Introduced in SenateMar 18, 2021
- Mar 18, 2021IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Finance Committee - Mar 18, 2021IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate