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Search Results: keywords:"drug prices"

S. 527 — To require the Federal Trade Commission to study the role of intermediaries in the pharmaceutical supply chain and provide Congress with appropriate policy recommendations, and for other purposes.
April 10, 2025
Status:Reported to Senate
Congress:119
Words:1,034
S. 527, known as the "Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2025," requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to conduct a study on intermediaries in the pharmaceutical supply chain. The FTC must report to Congress on various issues such as pharmacy benefit manager...
Simple Explanation
The Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2025 asks a group called the FTC to look at people in between who help get medicine from the makers to the stores, to see if they are being fair with prices. This group then has to tell the government what they find and suggest ways to make it better by making sure everyone is playing fair.
S. 523 — To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit Federal Medicaid funding for the administrative costs of providing health benefits to individuals who are unauthorized immigrants.
February 11, 2025
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:119
Words:757
S. 523 is a bill that seeks to amend the Social Security Act to stop the use of federal Medicaid funds for the administrative costs associated with providing health benefits to individuals who are unauthorized immigrants. It lays out new rules to ensure states do not use...
Simple Explanation
Imagine a big box of money that is used to help people go to the doctor. This bill says that, from now on, you can't use any of that money to pay for paperwork or other office work for people who aren't supposed to be here.

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