H.R. 7497 · 117th Congress · House

Make Medicine Affordable Act

Active· Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Introduced
Apr 11, 22
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Make Medicine Affordable Act

This bill establishes several programs and requirements to address the prices of prescription drugs, including (1) requiring the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to negotiate the prices of certain brand-name drugs and insulin under Medicare, (2) capping annual out-of-pocket spending under the Medicare prescription drug benefit, and (3) limiting cost-sharing for insulin products.

Action Timeline

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  1. APR 12, 2022•Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

  2. APR 11, 2022•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. APR 11, 2022•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. APR 11, 2022•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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.

  5. APR 11, 2022•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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. APR 11, 2022•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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.

Committees

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Health Subcommittee

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Referred: Apr 12, 2022

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Education and Workforce Committee

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Referred: Apr 11, 2022

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Ways and Means Committee

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Referred: Apr 11, 2022

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Energy and Commerce Committee

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Referred: Apr 11, 2022

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