US House Drug Pricing Bill Amended To Target Launch Prices, Set For Swift Advance

House Speaker Pelosi’s amended HR 3 expands scope of targeted drugs, adds manufacturer transparency requirements ahead of dual markups and a hearing on 17 October.

Washington DC / USA - July 26 2019: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi holds a press conference - Image
Pelosi Drug Pricing Bill May Get Floor Vote Later This Month

The US Health and Human Services Department would add certain high-priced new drugs to the annual list of products targeted for price “negotiation” under an amended version of the House leadership’s drug pricing bill released 16 October.

The revision to HR 3 requires that if a new, single source drug has a wholesale acquisition cost that is...

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