119th Congress Health
H.R. 5197: Protect Beneficiaries from Middlemen Act
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Summary
This bill limits cost-sharing for covered drugs under the Medicare prescription drug benefit and Medicare Advantage.
Specifically, for costs above the deductible but below the annual out-of-pocket threshold, the bill limits cost-sharing to the average net price of the drug (i.e., the average amount paid less any rebates) or the cash price (i.e., the price charged to an individual without insurance), whichever is lower.
The Government Accountability Office must report on the bill's implementation.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
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History
- Introduced in the House by Nicole Malliotakis.
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- Introduced in House
- Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.