3.0.0 2005 2023-01-11T13:27:36Z 2023-01-11T13:27:36Z House HR 2015-04-23 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 60 (Thursday, April 23, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. CASTOR of Florida:H.R. 2005.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8, clauses 3 and 18 of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H2466]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2015-05-13T13:25:53Z Referred to 2015-04-23T13:02:30Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2015-04-24T15:10:14Z Referred to 2015-04-23T13:02:25Z Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2015 114 1083 S 2015-04-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Identical bill CRS Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 2015 114 3513 HR 2015-09-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 2015 114 2023 S 2015-09-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2015-05-13 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2015-04-24 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2015-04-23 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2015-04-23 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2015-04-23 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2015-04-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-04-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001066 Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] Kathy Castor D FL 14 N L000263 Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-9] SANDER LEVIN D MI M. 9 2015-04-23 True C001090 Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] Matt Cartwright D PA 17 2015-06-03 False B000911 Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5] CORRINE BROWN D FL 5 2015-06-03 False P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 2015-06-04 False L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2015-06-04 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2015-06-08 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2015-06-08 False L000579 Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] Alan Lowenthal D CA S. 47 2015-06-08 False T000472 Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] Mark Takano D CA 41 2015-06-08 False T000468 Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] Dina Titus D NV 1 2015-07-08 False D000623 Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] Mark DeSaulnier D CA 11 2015-07-23 False E000290 Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4] Donna Edwards D MD F. 4 2015-09-16 False H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 17 2016-01-28 False B001292 Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8] Donald Beyer D VA S. 8 2016-02-03 False B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2016-02-04 False Health Health care costs and insurance Medicaid Medicare Prescription drugs Public contracts and procurement Retail and wholesale trades Health 00 2015-04-23 Introduced in House 2015-05-12T19:35:01Z Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2015

Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to require drug manufacturers to pay the Secretary of Health and Human Services drug rebates for rebate eligible (low-income) individuals. Excludes from Medicare coverage as a part D drug any drug or biological manufactured by a manufacturer that has not entered into and have in effect a rebate agreement with the Secretary.

Requires a rebate agreement to require a drug or biological manufacturer to provide to the Secretary a rebate, determined according to a specified formula, for each rebate period ending after December 31, 2015, for any covered Medicare part D drug dispensed after that date to any rebate eligible individual for which payment was made by a prescription drug plan sponsor or MedicareAdvantage organization for such period.

Specifies a formula for determination of Medicaid rebate amounts for such drugs or biologicals.

Amends SSAct title XIX (Medicaid) to exclude any amounts paid under a rebate agreement from the determination of best price and average manufacturer price under the Medicaid program.

]]> Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2015 Display Title Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require drug manufacturers to provide drug rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the Medicare prescription drug benefit program. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr2005ih/xml/BILLS-114hr2005ih.xml 2015-05-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.