Reducing Drug Waste Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6142
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35]
Introduced: 2018-06-19
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation

Government studies and investigations

Health care costs and insurance

Medicare

Prescription drugs
Latest action: action_date: 2018-06-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-06-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Reducing Drug Waste Act of 2018</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services to develop an action plan to address drug waste and related costs. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6142 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 19, 2018 Mr. Doggett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To authorize a joint action plan and report on drug waste.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reducing Drug Waste Act of 2018 . 2. Joint action plan and report on drug waste (a) Joint action plan The Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall develop a joint action plan, in consultation with stakeholders such as health care providers and patient advocates (including relevant Federal advisory committees), that— (1) utilizes data from Medicare claims on how much of a single-use drug was not administered, comparing single-use vial sizes in other settings such as to other countries’ health care systems, and through analysis during the drug approval process of alternative vial size safety and efficacy, to reduce drug waste and better manage costs; (2) includes quantifiable metrics and specific timelines to adopt different vial sizes in addition to those currently approved and marketed in the United States in order to significantly reduce the amount of drug discards, or waste, from single-use vials; and (3) includes options for how to better manage costs, including new technologies related to capture and storage, while ensuring patient access. (b) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to Congress the joint action plan described in subsection (a) and a report containing options for any legislative action needed to reduce drug waste and better manage costs.