HR 5882 · 116th Congress · Health
GENE Therapy Payment Act
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.(2020-02-12)
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Generating Effective and Novel Evidence for Therapy Payment Act or the GENE Therapy Payment Act This bill allows state Medicaid programs to pay for certain gene therapy drugs through risk-sharing value-based payment agreements with drug manufacturers. The bill applies to covered outpatient drugs that provide potentially curative treatment for serious or life-threatening rare diseases or conditions after not more than three administrations.…
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Cosponsors (6)
2 Democrats4 Republicans