HR-2038 : Still Just a Bill

State-Based, Market-Oriented, Prescription Drug Negotiations Act of 2019

This bill authorizes health insurance issuers to jointly negotiate the prices for prescription drugs with the manufacturers of such drugs.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2019-05-15CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.House committee actions
2019-04-02IntroReferralReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.House floor actions
2019-04-02IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

Policy Area :

Health
See Subjects
  • Cancer
  • Child health
  • Child safety and welfare
  • Congressional oversight
  • Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
  • Health care costs and insurance
  • Health care coverage and access
  • Health facilities and institutions
  • Health personnel
  • Health programs administration and funding
  • Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
  • Prescription drugs
  • Rural conditions and development
  • Sales and excise taxes
  • State and local finance

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