H.R.2248 - Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2011

To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries. view all titles (2)

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  • Short: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2011 as introduced.
  • Official: To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries. as introduced.

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Peter Welch

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Official Summary

6/21/2011--Introduced.Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2011 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to negotiate with pharmaceutical manu

Official Summary

6/21/2011--Introduced.Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2011 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to negotiate with pharmaceutical manufacturers the prices that may be charged to Medicare part D prescription drug plan (PDP) sponsors and MedicareAdvantage (MA) organizations for covered part D drugs for part D eligible individuals who are enrolled under a PDP or under an MA-Prescription Drug (MA-PD) plan.

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Bed bugs have gotten so out of control that the 111th Congress introduced bill H.R.2248 -- Don't Let the Bed Bugs Bite Act where the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was tasked to investigate the public health implications of bed bugs ...

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05/08/12
BedBug Chasers Franchises Its Bed Bug Killing Business

...for the past 5 years in epidemic proportions. Bed bugs have gotten so out of control that the 111th Congress introduced bill H.R.2248 -- Don't Let the Bed Bugs Bite Act where the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was tasked to investigate the p

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