Plain Prescription Prices Act

Bill: 118-hr-7970
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]
Introduced: 2024-04-11
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2024-04-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Plain Prescription Prices Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services to issue a rule requiring direct-to-consumer television advertisements for prescription drugs that are covered by Medicare or Medicaid to include a textual statement of the drug's list price.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7970 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 11, 2024 Ms. Williams of Georgia (for herself and Ms. Porter ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To require direct-to-consumer advertisements for prescription drugs and biological products to include truthful and not misleading pricing information.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Plain Prescription Prices Act . 2. Regulating advertisements for prescription drug and biological product prices (a) In general Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (referred to in this section as the Administrator ), shall promulgate regulations requiring each direct-to-consumer advertisement on television (including broadcast, cable, streaming, and satellite television) for a prescription drug or biological product for which payment is available under title XVIII or XIX of the Social Security Act to include a textual statement, which shall be truthful and not misleading, indicating the list price, as determined on the first day of the quarter during which the advertisement is being aired or otherwise broadcast, for a typical 30-day regimen or typical course of treatment (whichever is most appropriate). (b) Determinations In promulgating regulations under subsection (a), the Administrator shall determine— (1) whether such regulations should apply with respect to additional forms of advertising; (2) the manner and format of textual statements described in such subsection; (3) appropriate enforcement mechanisms; and (4) whether such textual statements should include any other price information, as appropriate.