S. 41 - Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2017

Health. 115th Congress (2017-2018) View bill details
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Summary:
A bill to amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries. (by CRS) 
Status:
The bill has been referred to committee. 
There have been no votes on this bill.

Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2017

S. 41 — 115th Congress (2017–2018)

Summary
A bill to amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries.
Other Titles
  • Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2017
  • Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2017
  • Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2017
Sponsor
Amy Klobuchar
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Health
  • Health care costs and insurance
  • Inflation and prices
  • Medicare
  • Prescription drugs
  • Public contracts and procurement
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced1/05/2017
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced1/05/2017
1/05/2017Introduced in Senate
1/05/2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Total contributions given to Senators from Elderly issues/Social Security, which…

support this bill

Elderly issues/Social Security$259,310
$259,310

2 Organizations Support and 0 Oppose; See Which Ones

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Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2017

2 organizations support this bill

National Retiree Legislative Network
Kadereit, Bill (2017, February 21). NRLN Ltr Grassley, Klobuchar, McCain. Retrieved February 23, 2017, from National Retiree Legislative Network.
Senior Citizens League
Senior Citizens League (2017, January 12). Three Key Bills Re-Introduced in Congress. Retrieved April 12, 2017, from Senior Citizens League.

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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 115th U.S. Congress, from Elderly issues/Social Security interest groups, November 29, 2010 – November 28, 2016.
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Contributions by Legislator

Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Support
$ From Interest Groups
That Oppose
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$0$0
Tammy BaldwinDWI$10,500$0
John BarrassoRWY$0$0
Michael F. BennetDCO$5,150$0
Richard BlumenthalDCT$2,000$0
Roy BluntRMO$0$0
Cory A. BookerDNJ$0$0
John BoozmanRAR$500$0
Sherrod BrownDOH$8,975$0
Richard BurrRNC$2,000$0
Maria CantwellDWA$0$0
Shelley Moore CapitoRWV$1,500$0
Ben CardinDMD$2,000$0
Tom CarperDDE$2,000$0
Bob CaseyDPA$6,000$0
Bill CassidyRLA$0$0
William Thad CochranRMS$0$0
Susan M. CollinsRME$3,000$0
Christopher A. CoonsDDE$0$0
Bob CorkerRTN$0$0
John CornynRTX$0$0
Catherine Cortez MastoDNV$7,170$0
Tom CottonRAR$0$0
Mike CrapoRID$0$0
Ted CruzRTX$0$0
Steve DainesRMT$0$0
Joe DonnellyDIN$6,000$0
Tammy DuckworthDIL$14,757$0
Dick DurbinDIL$2,000$0
Mike EnziRWY$250$0
Joni ErnstRIA$0$0
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$0$0
Deb FischerRNE$250$0
Jeff FlakeRAZ$0$0
Al FrankenDMN$2,800$0
Cory GardnerRCO$0$0
Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$4,000$0
Lindsey GrahamRSC$0$0
Chuck GrassleyRIA$0$0
Kamala D. HarrisDCA$0$0
Margaret Wood HassanDNH$6,657$0
Orrin G. HatchRUT$1,000$0
Martin HeinrichDNM$9,499$0
Heidi HeitkampDND$6,000$0
Dean HellerRNV$0$0
Mazie K. HironoDHI$6,219$0
John HoevenRND$0$0
Jim InhofeROK$0$0
Johnny IsaksonRGA$0$0
Ron JohnsonRWI$0$0
Tim KaineDVA$11,000$0
John KennedyRLA$0$0
Angus S. King, Jr.IME$2,000$0
Amy KlobucharDMN$2,200$0
James LankfordROK$0$0
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$0$0
Mike LeeRUT$0$0
Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$0$0
Ed MarkeyDMA$5,787$0
John McCainRAZ$0$0
Claire McCaskillDMO$1,200$0
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$1,000$0
Bob MenéndezDNJ$4,250$0
Jeff MerkleyDOR$5,274$0
Jerry MoranRKS$0$0
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$0$0
Chris MurphyDCT$15,450$0
Patty MurrayDWA$3,270$0
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$11,000$0
Rand PaulRKY$0$0
David PerdueRGA$0$0
Gary C. PetersDMI$4,000$0
Rob PortmanROH$5,500$0
John "Jack" ReedDRI$1,000$0
Jim RischRID$0$0
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$0$0
Mike RoundsRSD$0$0
Marco RubioRFL$0$0
Bernie SandersIVT$3,725$0
Ben SasseRNE$0$0
Brian SchatzDHI$9,480$0
Chuck SchumerDNY$2,000$0
Tim ScottRSC$1,250$0
Jeff SessionsRAL$0$0
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$7,747$0
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$0$0
Debbie StabenowDMI$9,000$0
Dan SullivanRAK$0$0
Jon TesterDMT$8,500$0
John ThuneRSD$1,000$0
Thom TillisRNC$0$0
Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$500$0
Tom UdallDNM$3,000$0
Chris Van HollenDMD$12,350$0
Mark R. WarnerDVA$1,250$0
Elizabeth WarrenDMA$11,000$0
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$2,000$0
Roger F. WickerRMS$0$0
Ron WydenDOR$3,350$0
Todd YoungRIN$0$0

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Legislator Filters
NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Support
$ From Interest Groups
That Oppose
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$0$0
Tammy BaldwinDWI$10,500$0
John BarrassoRWY$0$0
Michael F. BennetDCO$5,150$0
Richard BlumenthalDCT$2,000$0
Roy BluntRMO$0$0
Cory A. BookerDNJ$0$0
John BoozmanRAR$500$0
Sherrod BrownDOH$8,975$0
Richard BurrRNC$2,000$0
Maria CantwellDWA$0$0
Shelley Moore CapitoRWV$1,500$0
Ben CardinDMD$2,000$0
Tom CarperDDE$2,000$0
Bob CaseyDPA$6,000$0
Bill CassidyRLA$0$0
William Thad CochranRMS$0$0
Susan M. CollinsRME$3,000$0
Christopher A. CoonsDDE$0$0
Bob CorkerRTN$0$0
John CornynRTX$0$0
Catherine Cortez MastoDNV$7,170$0
Tom CottonRAR$0$0
Mike CrapoRID$0$0
Ted CruzRTX$0$0
Steve DainesRMT$0$0
Joe DonnellyDIN$6,000$0
Tammy DuckworthDIL$14,757$0
Dick DurbinDIL$2,000$0
Mike EnziRWY$250$0
Joni ErnstRIA$0$0
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$0$0
Deb FischerRNE$250$0
Jeff FlakeRAZ$0$0
Al FrankenDMN$2,800$0
Cory GardnerRCO$0$0
Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$4,000$0
Lindsey GrahamRSC$0$0
Chuck GrassleyRIA$0$0
Kamala D. HarrisDCA$0$0
Margaret Wood HassanDNH$6,657$0
Orrin G. HatchRUT$1,000$0
Martin HeinrichDNM$9,499$0
Heidi HeitkampDND$6,000$0
Dean HellerRNV$0$0
Mazie K. HironoDHI$6,219$0
John HoevenRND$0$0
Jim InhofeROK$0$0
Johnny IsaksonRGA$0$0
Ron JohnsonRWI$0$0
Tim KaineDVA$11,000$0
John KennedyRLA$0$0
Angus S. King, Jr.IME$2,000$0
Amy KlobucharDMN$2,200$0
James LankfordROK$0$0
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$0$0
Mike LeeRUT$0$0
Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$0$0
Ed MarkeyDMA$5,787$0
John McCainRAZ$0$0
Claire McCaskillDMO$1,200$0
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$1,000$0
Bob MenéndezDNJ$4,250$0
Jeff MerkleyDOR$5,274$0
Jerry MoranRKS$0$0
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$0$0
Chris MurphyDCT$15,450$0
Patty MurrayDWA$3,270$0
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$11,000$0
Rand PaulRKY$0$0
David PerdueRGA$0$0
Gary C. PetersDMI$4,000$0
Rob PortmanROH$5,500$0
John "Jack" ReedDRI$1,000$0
Jim RischRID$0$0
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$0$0
Mike RoundsRSD$0$0
Marco RubioRFL$0$0
Bernie SandersIVT$3,725$0
Ben SasseRNE$0$0
Brian SchatzDHI$9,480$0
Chuck SchumerDNY$2,000$0
Tim ScottRSC$1,250$0
Jeff SessionsRAL$0$0
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$7,747$0
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$0$0
Debbie StabenowDMI$9,000$0
Dan SullivanRAK$0$0
Jon TesterDMT$8,500$0
John ThuneRSD$1,000$0
Thom TillisRNC$0$0
Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$500$0
Tom UdallDNM$3,000$0
Chris Van HollenDMD$12,350$0
Mark R. WarnerDVA$1,250$0
Elizabeth WarrenDMA$11,000$0
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$2,000$0
Roger F. WickerRMS$0$0
Ron WydenDOR$3,350$0
Todd YoungRIN$0$0

Interest Groups that support this bill

$ Donated
Elderly issues/Social Security$259,310

Interest Groups that oppose this bill

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