[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4481 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4481

 To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to collect and 
 disseminate information about pharmaceutical affordability assistance 
                               programs.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 23, 2022

Ms. Ernst (for herself and Mr. Grassley) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, 
                     Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to collect and 
 disseminate information about pharmaceutical affordability assistance 
                               programs.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``INsulin For Our Recurring Medical 
Needs Act'' or the ``INFORM Act''.

SEC. 2. COMPILATION OF INFORMATION ABOUT PHARMACEUTICAL AFFORDABILITY 
              ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

    The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall--
            (1) compile information on publicly available 
        pharmaceutical affordability assistance programs, including for 
        insulin, and including any such programs administered by 
        pharmaceutical manufacturers or by nonprofit entities;
            (2) display the information described in paragraph (1) in 
        an easily digestible format on the public website of the 
        Department of Health and Human Services; and
            (3) distribute pamphlets, brochures, and other printed 
        materials containing such information to health facilities, 
        including community health centers, medical clinics, 
        pharmacies, and hospitals.
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