HR 4895 United States House · 118th Congress

Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act

The Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act expands Medicare's drug price negotiation program from 20 to 50 drugs, allowing the government to negotiate lower prices for these medications. It requires private health insurance plans and group health coverage to apply these negotiated prices to their members' cost-sharing for covered drugs, with plans able to opt out while publicly disclosing their decision. The bill also extends these negotiated prices to drugs covered by commercial insurance markets, not just Medicare. This would directly affect Medicare beneficiaries and people with private health insurance who take the negotiated drugs.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2023
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President
Introduced Jul 26, 2023 Last action Dec 17, 2024
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Committee
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Dec 17, 2024
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Jul 28, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Jul 26, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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.
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Jul 26, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
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1 primary · 74 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Frank Pallone, Jr.
Frank Pallone, Jr.
DDemocratic
NJ
6
Co
Photo of Abigail Davis Spanberger
Abigail Davis Spanberger
DDemocratic
VA
7
Co
Photo of Andrea Salinas
Andrea Salinas
DDemocratic
OR
6
Co
Photo of Andy Kim
Andy Kim
DDemocratic
NJ
n/a
Co
Photo of Angie Craig
Angie Craig
DDemocratic
MN
2
Co
Photo of Barbara Lee
Barbara Lee
DDemocratic
CA
12
Co
Photo of Becca Balint
Becca Balint
DDemocratic
VT
At-Large
Co
Photo of Betty McCollum
Betty McCollum
DDemocratic
MN
4
Co
Photo of Brad Sherman
Brad Sherman
DDemocratic
CA
32
Co
Photo of Chellie Pingree
Chellie Pingree
DDemocratic
ME
1
Co
Photo of Daniel S. Goldman
Daniel S. Goldman
DDemocratic
NY
10