US SB908 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)
Status: Introduced on March 23 2021 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2021-03-23 - Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security. Hearings held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 23 2021 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2021-03-23 - Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security. Hearings held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the negotiation of lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries and the establishment and application of a formulary by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under Medicare part D, and for other purposes.
Title
Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] |
| Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] | Sen. Alex Padilla [D-CA] | Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI] | Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN] |
| Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-23 | Senate | Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security. Hearings held. |
| 2021-03-23 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Same As/Similar To
HB2139 (Same As) 2021-03-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/908/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/s908/BILLS-117s908is.pdf |
