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
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jul 26, 2023
Last action Dec 17, 2024
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
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Committee
3
Dec 17, 2024
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
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.
lower
Jul 26, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 74 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Frank Pallone, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
Abigail Davis Spanberger
DDemocratic
Co
Andrea Salinas
DDemocratic
Co
Andy Kim
DDemocratic
Co
Angie Craig
DDemocratic
Co
Barbara Lee
DDemocratic
Co
Becca Balint
DDemocratic
Co
Betty McCollum
DDemocratic
Co
Brad Sherman
DDemocratic
Co
Chellie Pingree
DDemocratic
Co
Daniel S. Goldman
DDemocratic
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