To lower the cost of drugs for all Americans.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To lower the cost of drugs for all Americans., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Finance, Government Operations.
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 S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prescription Drug Affordability and Access Act.
- Section idB32D2B84899A46899A50AE2AAD36391D: 2. Establishment of the Bureau of Prescription Drug Affordability and Access There is established within the Department of Health and Human Services a bureau,...
- Section id3E156686D7A34D5A802338454E6A3C28: 3. Prescription drug consumer price protections The Bureau shall conduct annual reviews of the prices of prescription drugs to ensure that the wholesale...
- Section idd970a953083a4776bc565c597c581124: 4. Definitions In this Act: The term conflict of interest means an association, including a financial or personal association, or past employment, that has the...
- Section id79e4f08a9e3c4761a6978942c92bdff0: 5. Repeal of Medicare's noninterference clause Section 1860D–11 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–111) is amended by striking subsection (i).
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To lower the cost of drugs for all Americans., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Finance, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, To lower the cost of drugs for all Americans., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- health care providers and patients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- health care providers and patients
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Booker (for himself and Mr. Sanders) introduced the following …
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?
- "secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
an entity that— is the holder of the approved application under section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355) or under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262)
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