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Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019

S. 2543 · 116th Congress · Sep 25, 2019 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend titles XI, XVIII, and XIX of the Social Security Act to lower prescription drug prices in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, to improve transparency related to pharmaceutical prices and transactions, to lower patients' out-of-pocket costs, and to ensure accountability to taxpayers, and for other purposes.

1. Short title; table of contents

(a)
Short title— This Act may be cited as the “Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019”.
(b)
Table of contents— The table of contents of this Act is as follows: