HR6856-118

Introduced

To reform prescription drug pricing and reduce out-of-pocket costs by ensuring consumers benefit from negotiated rebates.

118th Congress Introduced Dec 19, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To reform prescription drug pricing and reduce out-of-pocket costs by ensuring consumers benefit from negotiated rebates., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Finance, Agriculture.

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 H5B2214FB48F843C8883218320B27F7B7: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act of 2023.
  • Section HAE867DE837D14BFC8FD2F64728C1B638: 2. Cost-sharing with respect to prescription drugs Subpart II of part A of title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg–11 et seq.) is amended...
  • Section HD6232003A759484D9AF7030D25BFBF7C: 2729A. Cost-sharing with respect to prescription drugs A group health plan or health insurance issuer offering group or individual health insurance coverage...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To reform prescription drug pricing and reduce out-of-pocket costs by ensuring consumers benefit from negotiated rebates., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Finance, Agriculture

Primary Purpose

This bill, To reform prescription drug pricing and reduce out-of-pocket costs by ensuring consumers benefit from negotiated rebates., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Finance Agriculture

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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health care providers and patients: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Dec 19, 2023

Mr. Gallagher introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

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 Finance Agriculture
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"deductible" §HAE867DE837D14BFC8FD2F64728C1B638

the payment obligation of an enrollee in a group health plan or group or individual health insurance coverage before the group health plan or group or individual health insurance coverage will pay any portion of the cost of prescription drug coverage

"deductible" §HD6232003A759484D9AF7030D25BFBF7C

the payment obligation of an enrollee in a group health plan or group or individual health insurance coverage before the group health plan or group or individual health insurance coverage will pay any portion of the cost of prescription drug coverage

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