H.R. 3061 · 114th Congress
Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2015
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Peter Welch
- Introduced
- 2015-07-14
- Latest action
- 2015-07-20 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2015
Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate with pharmaceutical manufacturers the prices that may be charged to Medicare part D prescription drug plan (PDP) sponsors and MedicareAdvantage (MA) organizations for covered part D drugs for part D eligible individuals who are enrolled under a PDP or under an MA-Prescription Drug plan.