S. 1773 · 117th Congress · Senate

Prescription Drug Pricing Dashboard Act

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced
May 20, 21
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Prescription Drug Pricing Dashboard Act

This bill provides statutory authority for, and establishes requirements regarding, the Medicare and Medicaid prescription drug pricing dashboards that are operated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The dashboards provide spending information for covered drugs, including the average spending per dosage unit and changes in spending over time.

The bill requires the CMS to update the dashboards annually and to include specified information, such as information about out-of-pocket costs and the drugs that have the highest total spending under each program.

Action Timeline

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  1. MAY 20, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. MAY 20, 2021IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Committees

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Finance Committee

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Referred: May 20, 2021

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