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Main Subject: Health

Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019

This bill establishes and modifies several requirements to address prescription drug prices under Medicare, Medicaid, and other programs.

The bill generally

limits payment amounts for drugs and biologics under Medicare medical services,
reduces cost-sharing under the Medicare prescription drug benefit,
modifies certain authorities and requirements under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program,
revises provisions relating to regulatory approval and commercial availability of generics and biosimilars, and
establishes several reporting requirements for drug manufacturers with respect to drug prices.

HR4400-116, HR2700-116, HR938-116, HR965-116, HR1499-116, HR1503-116, HR1520-116, HR2296-116, HR2376-116, HR3443-116, HR5281-116, S1227-116, S1636-116, S2740-116, HR1264-116, HR1781-116, HR1922-116, HR2087-116, HR2115-116, HR3029-116,

House committee actions Actions

Committee
Dec. 19 2019	Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Dec. 10 2019	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

House floor actions Actions

IntroReferral

Dec. 09
2019

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Library of Congress Actions

IntroReferral
Dec. 09 2019	Introduced in House Introduced in House

House bill HR19-116

To provide for certain reforms with respect to the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act, the Medicaid program under title XIX of such Act, the Food and Drug Administration, and for other purposes.

House bill HR19-116

To provide for certain reforms with respect to the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act, the Medicaid program under title XIX of such Act, the Food and Drug Administration, and for other purposes.

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