HR 5343 · 115th Congress · Health

Prescription Transparency Act of 2018

Introduced 2018-03-20· Sponsored by Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2018-03-23)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Prescription Transparency Act of 2018 This bill prohibits contract provisions between a health insurer and a pharmacy that prohibit or penalize a pharmacist's disclosure to an individual purchasing a prescription drug of information regarding (1) the cost of the drug, (2) the availability of any therapeutically equivalent alternative drug, or (3) less expensive methods of purchasing the drug.…

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Cosponsors (20)

3 Democrats17 Republicans
Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]VT
Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9]VA
Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8]GA
Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9]GA
Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]WA
Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1]CA
Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4]TN
Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]NC
Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1]TN
Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4]IA
Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15]TX
Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]NY
Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1]NE
Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12]GA
Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32]TX
Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1]AR
Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]IL
Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10]GA
Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-42]CA
Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1]KY