H.R.4 - Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 Sponsor: John Dingell / 110th Congress

Title
110th Congress - To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries. hidemore...
Summary
Legislation requires the secretary of health and human services to negotiate prescription drug prices covered by Medicare Part D. (by MAPLight.org)
Status
The bill was voted on in the House on January 12, 2007
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Vote Date:
January 12, 2007
Motion:
H.R. 4: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 (On Passage)
Location:
House
Result:
Pass
  • 255 Yes Votes100%
  • 170 No Votes66.6666666667%
  • 10 Not Voting3.92156862745%
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Jan 2003-Aug 2008 House

Interests who did want this bill to become law (such as Consumer groups and Elderly issues/Social Security) gave an average of:

  • $88,333 to each legislator voting Yes
    100%
  • $10,075 to each legislator voting No
    11.4055421063%

Interests who did not want this bill to become law (such as Biotech products & research and Chambers of commerce) gave an average of:

  • $23,446 to each legislator voting Yes
    26.542696319%
  • $45,266 to each legislator voting No
    51.2439461732%

Contribution data provided by the Center for Responsive Politics (OpenSecrets.org)

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Lower Drug Prices for Medicare Participants by Milan Sundaresan, Jul 31, 2008 (7:41pm)

H.R. 4 allows the federal government to negotiate lower drug prices with pharmaceutical companies for Medicare members. Clearly the bill garnered support from various workers’ unions but was opposed by larger pharmaceutical companies.

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