H.R. 896 · 108th Congress
Breast Cancer Prescription Drug Fairness Act of 2003
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Carolyn McCarthy
- Introduced
- 2003-02-25
- Latest action
- 2003-03-10 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
Breast Cancer Prescription Drug Fairness Act of 2003 - Requires each participating manufacturer of a covered outpatient drug to make available for purchase by each pharmacy a covered outpatient drug: (1) in an amount equal to the aggregate amount of the covered outpatient drug sold or distributed by the pharmacy to Medicare beneficiaries (including the amount sold or distributed to Medicare beneficiaries in a hospice program); and (2) at a price equal to the lower of either the lowest price paid for the drug by the Federal Government or the manufacturer's best price for the drug.