115-hr-6505115th Congress

Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2018

Sponsored By: Representative Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]

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Summary

Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2018 This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to negotiate with pharmaceutical companies regarding prices for drugs covered under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. (Current law prohibits the CMS from doing so.) The CMS must take certain factors into account during negotiations, including the clinical- and cost-effectiveness of the drug, the financial burden on patients, and unmet patient needs. 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 Medicare, notwithstanding existing government-granted exclusivities. Additionally, for one year after a drug is provided under a competitive license, such drug is also subject to specified price limitations; if the drug is not offered at such prices, the drug is subject to additional licensing that furthers its sale under any federal program (e.g., Medicaid).

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]

TX • D

Cosponsors

Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
CT • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
IL • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
OH • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]
AZ • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
NC • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
OH • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
OR • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
OR • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
PA • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]
TX • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
RI • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
MO • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
TN • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13]
FL • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
OR • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]
MN • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
PA • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34]
TX • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
TX • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
LUIS GUTIERREZ
IL • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1]
HI • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
FL • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
TX • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
WA • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]
TX • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]
GA • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
IL • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]
VT • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
ELIJAH CUMMINGS
MD • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
SANDER LEVIN
MI • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
RI • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5]
FL • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
JOHN LEWIS
GA • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1]
NM • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]
MN • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
WI • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
RICHARD NOLAN
MN • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7]
CO • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
ME • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
MD • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2]
MD • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
OH • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3]
MD • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
VA • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1]
NH • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]
MS • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
NV • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
TX • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
PETER VISCLOSKY
IN • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]
FL • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
FL • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
COLLIN PETERSON
MN • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
IL • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
CT • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
JOSE SERRANO
NY • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]
FL • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/26/2018
Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/26/2018
Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
MI • D
Sponsored 7/27/2018
Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18]
PA • D
Sponsored 8/3/2018
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
IL • D
Sponsored 8/7/2018
Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]
KY • D
Sponsored 8/10/2018
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/12/2018
Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]
CT • D
Sponsored 9/12/2018
Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/26/2018
Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/27/2018
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
Sponsored 9/27/2018
Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/28/2018
Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8]
MI • D
Sponsored 9/28/2018
Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3]
IL • D
Sponsored 9/28/2018
Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2]
LA • D
Sponsored 9/28/2018
WM. CLAY
MO • D
Sponsored 9/28/2018
Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/28/2018
Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2]
IA • D
Sponsored 9/28/2018
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/2/2018
Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/2/2018
Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
MA • D
Sponsored 10/5/2018
Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ]
AZ • D
Sponsored 12/19/2018
Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7]
PA • D
Sponsored 12/19/2018
Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8]
NJ • D
Sponsored 12/20/2018
Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
FL • D
Sponsored 12/20/2018

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Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2018

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