HR 8529 · 116th Congress · Health

Protecting Access to Affordable Medicines Act of 2020

Introduced 2020-10-06· Sponsored by Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1]· House

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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.(2020-10-06)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Protecting Access to Affordable Medicines Act of 2020 This bill prohibits additional rebates for certain drugs under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program. Specifically, the bill prohibits additional rebates with respect to noninnovator multiple-source drugs (i.e., generics) for which the average manufacturer price is less than $1.…

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Cosponsors (6)

3 Democrats3 Republicans
Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7]MO
Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]CA
Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1]AZ
Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]FL
Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]WV
Rep. Bishop, Dan [R-NC-9]NC