H.R. 4811 · 117th Congress · House

Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2021

Active· Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Introduced
Jul 29, 21
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2021

This bill establishes several requirements relating to the prices of prescription drugs.

Specifically, the bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to negotiate with pharmaceutical companies regarding prices for drugs covered under Medicare. (Current law prohibits the CMS from doing so.) If the CMS is unable to negotiate the price of a drug, such drug is subject to competitive licensing in order to further its sale under health insurance programs, notwithstanding existing government-granted exclusivities.

The negotiated prices also apply to other federal health care programs, private health insurance, and the uninsured; pharmacies that charge more than the negotiated price for uninsured individuals are subject to civil penalties. Manufacturers must also comply with specified reporting requirements relating to prices and licensing, subject to civil penalties.

The bill also institutes an excise tax on drugs for which the price spikes beyond a certain limit, subject to specified exemptions, as well as on drugs for which the price exceeds the negotiated price.

Action Timeline

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  1. SEP 08, 2021•Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

  2. JUL 30, 2021•Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

  3. JUL 29, 2021•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. JUL 29, 2021•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  5. JUL 29, 2021•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Oversight and Reform, Veterans' Affairs, and Armed Services, 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.

  6. JUL 29, 2021•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Oversight and Reform, Veterans' Affairs, and Armed Services, 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.

  7. JUL 29, 2021•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Oversight and Reform, Veterans' Affairs, and Armed Services, 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.

  8. JUL 29, 2021•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Oversight and Reform, Veterans' Affairs, and Armed Services, 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.

  9. JUL 29, 2021•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Oversight and Reform, Veterans' Affairs, and Armed Services, 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.

  10. JUL 29, 2021•Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Committees

8

Health Subcommittee

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Referred: Sep 8, 2021

Active

Health Subcommittee

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Referred: Jul 30, 2021

Active

Health Subcommittee

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Referred: Jul 29, 2021

Active

Armed Services Committee

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Referred: Jul 29, 2021

Active

Veterans' Affairs Committee

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Referred: Jul 29, 2021

Active

Oversight and Government Reform Committee

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Referred: Jul 29, 2021

Active

Ways and Means Committee

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Referred: Jul 29, 2021

Active

Energy and Commerce Committee

hsif00

Referred: Jul 29, 2021

Active