HR5958-118

In Committee

To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require that direct-to-consumer advertisements for drugs and biologicals include an appropriate disclosure of pricing information.

118th Congress Introduced Oct 13, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require that direct-to-consumer advertisements for drugs and biologicals include an appropriate disclosure of pricing information., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Government Operations, Foreign Policy.

Who Benefits and How

health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H1A7E74CB1E424603940BA12B00C33F27: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Drug-price Transparency for Consumers Act of 2023 or the DTC Act of 2023.
  • Section HD884842E4BEC4D14A495E54A460A5C7E: 2. Findings; sense of Congress Congress finds the following: Direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription pharmaceuticals is legally permitted in only 2...
  • Section H7EAB7EB354054F4887A5F498F747B326: 3. Requirement that direct-to-consumer advertisements for drugs and biologicals include an appropriate disclosure of pricing information Part A of title XI of...
  • Section H44B12EEF56FB46919EA13BA97BC0E82E: 1150D. Requirement that direct-to-consumer advertisements for drugs and biologicals include an appropriate disclosure of pricing information Subject to...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require that direct-to-consumer advertisements for drugs and biologicals include an appropriate disclosure of pricing information., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Government Operations, Foreign Policy

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require that direct-to-consumer advertisements for drugs and biologicals include an appropriate disclosure of pricing information., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Government Operations Foreign Policy

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • health care providers and patients
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health care providers and patients: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • health care providers and patients
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federal implementing agencies: ,
health care providers and patients: ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Oct 25, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in …

Oct 13, 2023

Ms. Spanberger (for herself and Mr. Nunn of Iowa) introduced …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Government Operations Foreign Policy
Actor Mappings
"the_administrator"
→ The Administrator identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services

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