S. 1688 · 115th Congress
Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2017
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Amy Klobuchar
- Introduced
- 2017-08-01
- Latest action
- 2017-08-01 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2017
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to: (1) negotiate drug prices under the Medicare prescription drug benefit, and (2) institute a price structure for the reimbursement of drugs covered under the benefit.