House
Mar 10, 2003Breast Cancer Prescription Drug Fairness Act of 2003
Summary
Official
Breast Cancer Prescription Drug Fairness Act of 2003 - Requires each participating manufacturer of a covered outpatient drug to make available for purchase by each pharmacy a covered outpatient drug: (1) in an amount equal to the aggregate amount of the covered outpatient drug sold or distributed by the pharmacy to Medicare beneficiaries (including the amount sold or distributed to Medicare beneficiaries in a hospice program); and (2) at a price equal to the lower of either the lowest price paid for the drug by the Federal Government or the manufacturer's best price for the drug.
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Introduced(2/25/03)
Committee
Passed
House
Passed
Senate
President
Law
Sponsor
CM
Mr. MCCARTHY
(D) NY – 4
Cosponsors (20)
Topics
Latest Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 10, 2003
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