Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021 (H.R. 19; 117th Congress)

H.R. bills (117th Congress)

117th CONGRESS

1st Session

To provide for certain reforms with respect to the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act, the Medicaid program under title XIX of such Act, the Food and Drug Administration, and for other purposes.

Mrs. Rodgers of Washington (for herself, Mr. Brady, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Nunes, and Mr. Allen) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

To provide for certain reforms with respect to the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act, the Medicaid program under title XIX of such Act, the Food and Drug Administration, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the “Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021”.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

TITLE I—MEDICARE PARTS B AND D

Subtitle A—Medicare Part B Provisions

Subtitle B—Drug Price Transparency

Subtitle C—Medicare Part D Benefit Redesign

Subtitle D—Other Medicare Part D Provisions

TITLE II—MEDICAID

TITLE III—FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

Subtitle A—Pay-For-Delay

Subtitle B—Advancing Education On Biosimilars

Subtitle C—Other Provisions

TITLE IV—REVENUE PROVISION

TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS