Prescription Drugs

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US Congress 117th Congress

Opioid Prescription Verification Act of 2021 [HB-2355] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Crime ]
To facilitate responsible, informed dispensing of controlled substances and other prescribed medications, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 12/09/2021

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Prescription Drug Monitoring Act of 2021 [HB-2344] [Healthcare ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Health ] [Overdose Prevention ]
To require the use of prescription drug monitoring programs.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tim Ryan Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/02/2021

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Quit Because of COVID–19 Act [HB-2185] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ]
To amend title XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to provide coverage of comprehensive tobacco cessation services under such titles, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/29/2021

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that decades of policies rooted in socialism have stifled United States domestic pharmaceutical drug manufacturing and left the United States exposed to the hostile actions and unfair trade practices of the People's Republic of China. [HR-280] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Trade ] [Manufacturing ] [Healthcare ] [International ]
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that decades of policies rooted in socialism have stifled United States domestic pharmaceutical drug manufacturing and left the United States exposed to the hostile actions and unfair trade practices of the People's Republic of China.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Mast Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/29/2021

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Turn the Tide Act [S.1010] [Funding ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Overdose Prevention ]
A bill to provide funding for programs and activities under the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Margaret Hassan Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/25/2021

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CHOICE Act Consumer Health Options and Insurance Competition Enhancement Act [S.983] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ] [Consumer Protection ]
A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to establish a public health insurance option, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/25/2021

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CARA 3.0 Act of 2021 [S.987] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Mental Health ]
A bill to provide support with respect to the prevention of, treatment for, and recovery from, substance use disorder.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/25/2021

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DUMP Opioids Act Dispose Unused Medications and Prescription Opioids Act [S.957] [Healthcare ] [Veterans ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Health ]
A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that certain medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs have physical locations for the disposal of controlled substances medications.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John Kennedy Became Public Law No: 117-29. (txt | Pdf) on 07/29/2021

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Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act [S.908] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Senior Citizens ]
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the negotiation of lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries and the establishment and application of a formulary by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under Medicare part D, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/23/2021

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Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act [S.920] [Healthcare ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ] [Trade ]
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow for the importation of affordable and safe drugs by wholesale distributors, pharmacies, and individuals.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/23/2021

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Safe Step Act [HB-2163] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Pharmaceuticals ]
To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan or health insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Introduced In House on 03/23/2021

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Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2021 [S.912] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Senior Citizens ] [Social Security ] [Public Health ]
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide information regarding vaccines for seniors as part of the Medicare & You handbook and to ensure that the treatment of cost sharing for vaccines under Medicare part D is consistent with the treatment of vaccines under Medicare part B, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/23/2021

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Quit Because of COVID–19 Act [HB-2125] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ]
To amend title XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to provide coverage of comprehensive tobacco cessation services under such titles, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/24/2021

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Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act [HB-2181] [Healthcare ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ] [Trade ]
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow for the importation of affordable and safe drugs by wholesale distributors, pharmacies, and individuals.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/24/2021

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Short on Competition Act [S.917] [Healthcare ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Consumer Protection ] [Trade ]
A bill to allow for expedited approval of generic prescription drugs and temporary importation of prescription drugs in the case of marginally competitive drug markets and drug shortages.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/23/2021

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Affordable Insulin for the COVID–19 Emergency Act [HB-2179] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Health ] [Senior Citizens ] [Social Security ]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate cost-sharing with respect to coverage of insulin as a covered part D drug and associated medical supplies and to provide mail order access to insulin and such supplies under the Medicare program during the COVID-19 emergency period.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/23/2021

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Prescription Drug Price Relief Act of 2021 [S.909] [Healthcare ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Consumer Protection ]
A bill to significantly lower prescription drug prices for patients in the United States by ending government-granted monopolies for manufacturers who charge drug prices that are higher than the median prices at which the drugs are available in other countries.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/23/2021

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Fair Accountability and Innovative Research Drug Pricing Act of 2021 [S.898] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Healthcare ]
A bill to require reporting regarding certain drug price increases, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/23/2021

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Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act [HB-2139] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Senior Citizens ]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the negotiation of lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries and the establishment and application of a formulary by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under Medicare part D, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/23/2021

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Prescription Drug Price Relief Act of 2021 [HB-2148] [Healthcare ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Consumer Protection ] [Medicare and Medicaid ]
To significantly lower prescription drug prices for patients in the United States by ending government-granted monopolies for manufacturers who charge drug prices that are higher than the median prices at which the drugs are available in other countries.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Antitrust, Commercial, And Administrative Law. on 10/19/2021

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