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H.R. 5343 (115th)

Prescription Transparency Act of 2018

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Introduced

20 March 2018

Last action

23 March 2018 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9], Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8], Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9], Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5], Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1], Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1], Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4], Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34], Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21], Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1], Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12], Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17], Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1], Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11], Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10], Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41], Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1], Rep. Gianforte, Greg [R-MT-At Large], Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6], Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4], Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND], Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1], Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS], Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2], Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6], Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2], Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5], Rep. Graves, Tom [R-GA-14], Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1], Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7], Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27], Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8], Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4], Rep. Hurd, Will [R-TX-23], Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

11 August 2025

Healthcare

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Summary

Prescription Transparency Act of 2018 This bill prohibits contract provisions between a health insurer and a pharmacy that prohibit or penalize a pharmacist's disclosure to an individual purchasing a prescription drug of information regarding (1) the cost of the drug, (2) the availability of any therapeutically equivalent alternative drug, or (3) less expensive methods of purchasing the drug.

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Timeline

  1. 20 March 2018

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 20 March 2018

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 20 March 2018

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 23 March 2018

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

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