United States · Bill · S
S. 3166 (116th)
Prescription Drug Affordability and Access Act
Introduced
8 January 2020
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Summary
Prescription Drug Affordability and Access Act This bill addresses prescription drug costs and access. For example, the bill (1) establishes within the Department of Health and Human Services the Bureau of Prescription Drug Affordability and Access to review the wholesale acquisition costs of prescription drugs, and (2) authorizes the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to negotiate Medicare drug prices.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 8 January 2020
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 8 January 2020
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 8 January 2020
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3166
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/3166