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<item congress="116" measure-type="s" measure-number="801" measure-id="id116s801" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2019-03-14" update-date="2019-10-29">
<title>A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission and the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission with access to certain drug payment information, including certain rebate information.</title>
<summary summary-id="id116s801v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2019-10-29">
<action-date>2019-03-14</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>This bill allows certain payment information relating to covered drugs under the Medicare prescription drug benefit and Medicaid to be disclosed to additional entities. Specifically, certain subsidy and rebate information, as reported by prescription drug plan sponsors and drug manufacturers, may be disclosed to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission and the Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Payment and Access Commission, in accordance with specified confidentiality restrictions.</p>]]></summary-text>
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