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H. R. 2554 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply prescription drug inflation rebates to drugs furnished in the commercial market and to change the base year for rebate calculations.
April 01, 2025
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:119
Words:1,587
The bill H.R. 2554 seeks to adjust how prescription drug inflation rebates are applied by extending them to drugs sold on the commercial market, rather than just within Medicare Part B and Part D. It also aims to change the base year for calculating these rebates from 2021 to...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 2554 is a plan to help make medicine less expensive by using a special rule so that medicine prices are better controlled, even when buying at a regular store. It also changes when they start counting this rule to make sure prices stay fair and not too high.
H. R. 7635 — To amend title III of the Social Security Act to ensure the accessibility of drugs furnished under the 340B drug discount program.
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March 12, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,698
The bill, H.R. 7635, aims to ensure that hospitals, clinics, and health centers can access discounted drugs through the 340B drug discount program. It specifies that drug manufacturers must provide these discounts without placing any conditions on how or where the drugs are...
Simple Explanation
The bill H.R. 7635 wants to make sure hospitals and clinics can get important medicines at a discount from a special program without companies setting extra rules, helping them take care of more people. If companies break these rules, they might have to pay big fines, so everyone gets the help they need.
H. R. 6963 — To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into agreements with drug manufacturers to establish reserve supplies of covered pediatric cancer drugs, and for other purposes.
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January 11, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:2,603
H. R. 6963 is a bill aimed at ensuring a stable supply of pediatric cancer drugs in the United States. It directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to create a pilot program that requires drug manufacturers to maintain a six-month reserve of essential pediatric...
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H. R. 6963 is a plan to make sure there are always enough special medicines for kids with cancer by having a backup supply ready, and it sets aside $500 million for this purpose. It also says that the people in charge need to keep an eye on how the money is used to make sure everything is fair and that the medicines don't run out.
S. 5021 — To ensure the accessibility of drugs furnished through the drug discount program under section 340B of the Public Health Service Act.
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September 11, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:1,776
S. 5021 seeks to make sure drugs provided through the 340B Drug Discount Program are easily accessible. It emphasizes that drug manufacturers must offer discounted pricing for these drugs without placing any conditions on how or where the drugs are dispensed. The bill...
Simple Explanation
S. 5021 is a bill that makes sure hospitals and clinics can buy medicine at lower prices without any tricky rules, and it sets up big fines for medicine makers if they don't play by these rules.
H. R. 9184 — To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to exclude from antikickback and other sanctions certain travel and lodging arrangements between manufacturers of drugs and individuals being administered such drugs, and for other purposes.
July 30, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,749
H. R. 9184, known as the "Patient Access Act of 2024," aims to amend the Social Security Act to exempt certain travel and lodging arrangements from antikickback penalties. This bill allows drug manufacturers to pay or reimburse travel, lodging, and incidental expenses for individuals and...
Simple Explanation
The Patient Access Act of 2024 is a plan that lets drug makers pay for or help with travel and places to stay for people going to get special medicine, but they have to follow certain rules to make sure everything's fair and honest.

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