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Introduced
06/19/2018
06/19/2018
In Committee
06/27/2018
06/27/2018
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
115th Congress
Bill Summary
Know the Lowest Price Act of 2018 This bill prohibits a health-benefits plan or pharmacy-benefits manager under Medicare or Medicare Advantage from restricting a pharmacy from informing an enrollee of any difference between the price of a drug under the plan and the price of the drug without health-insurance coverage.
AI Summary
This bill, the Know the Lowest Price Act of 2018, prohibits Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans or their pharmacy benefit managers from restricting pharmacies from informing enrollees about the difference between the price of a drug under the plan and the price of the drug without health insurance coverage. The bill requires these plans and their pharmacy benefit managers to allow pharmacies to provide this price information to enrollees without penalty. The amendment made by this bill would apply to plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2020.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (32)
Lloyd Doggett (D)*,
Karen Bass (D),
Andy Biggs (R),
Earl Blumenauer (D),
Judy Chu (D),
David Cicilline (D),
Emanuel Cleaver (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
Elijah Cummings (D),
Mark DeSaulnier (D),
Keith Ellison (D),
John Garamendi (D),
Vicente Gonzalez (D),
Al Green (D),
Raúl Grijalva (D),
Luis Gutiérrez (D),
Brian Higgins (D),
Pramila Jayapal (D),
Ro Khanna (D),
Sander Levin (D),
John Lewis (D),
Gwen Moore (D),
Grace Napolitano (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Mark Pocan (D),
Jamie Raskin (D),
Jacky Rosen (D),
John Sarbanes (D),
Carol Shea-Porter (D),
Bennie Thompson (D),
Nydia Velázquez (D),
Maxine Waters (D),
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (on 06/27/2018)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6144/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr6144/BILLS-115hr6144ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr6144/BILLS-115hr6144ih.pdf.pdf |
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