118th Congress Health
S. 2456: Protecting Seniors from High Drug Costs Act
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- Introduced (completed)
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Summary
This bill limits cost-sharing for covered drugs under the Medicare prescription drug benefit to the negotiated price of the drug, net any manufacturer price concessions. Prescription drug plan sponsors are subject to civil penalties for violations.
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Roll calls
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Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- John Cornyn R-TXOriginal
Who scored on this bill
- 1Robert Casey SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Robert Casey.
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- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.