Pipeline · Bill → Law
Step 1
Introduced
Nov 15, 2023
Step 2
Referred
Nov 15, 2023
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs · Finance
Step 3
Committee
Jul 25, 2024
Step 4
Senate
Step 5
House floor
Step 6
Resolve Changes
Step 7
Signed
SummaryCRS Summary
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to conduct a demonstration program that gives preference to domestically manufactured drugs under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The program must be conducted in at least eight states and for at least seven years. Applicable drugs include critical drugs that are needed to respond to a public health emergency and that have a vulnerable global supply chain. Preference may take the form of reduced cost-sharing, preferential treatment on formularies, bonus payments, and other specified methods.
Timeline · 3 actions
Jul 25, 2024
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
Nov 15, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Nov 15, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.