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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Apr 26.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer J. 2020 Jul-Aug;26(4):304–310. doi: 10.1097/PPO.0000000000000458

TABLE 1.

Federal Legislative and Administrative Efforts to Address Drug Pricing

Bill House Senate Constrain Drug Price Inflation Biosimilar Reform Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Patent Reform and Generic Entry Reform Enhanced Negotiating Authority for Drug Prices Reduced Out-of-Pocket Expenses for Patients Address the Disconnect Between Drug Price and Value Curb Systems That Reward Use of High-Priced Drugs
Acting to Cancel Copays and Ensure Substantial Savings for Biosimilars (ACCESS) Act HR 4597 S 3466 X X
Ensuring Access to Lower-Cost Medicines for Seniors Act HR 4913 X X X X
Lower Drug Costs Now Act HR 3 X X X
Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 S 2543 X X X X
Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019 HR 19 X X X X
C-THRU Act of 2019 S 476 X X
Prescription Drug Sunshine, Transparency, Accountability and Reporting (STAR) Act of 2019 HR 2113 X X X
Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 S 1416 X X
CREATES Act of 2019 HR 965 S 340 X X
Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2019 HR 1499 X X
Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act HR 2375 S 64 X X
2016 CMS Proposed Rule N/A X X
American Patients First: The Trump Administration Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs N/A X X X X