2018 House Bill 5691

Mandate wholesale drug price increase notices

Introduced in the House

March 6, 2018

Introduced by Rep. LaTanya Garrett (D-7)

To mandate that drug makers give 60 day advance notice to wholesale buyers and file detailed information related to increases of at least 12 percent in the wholesale price of a drug that costs at least $40 for a course of treatment, with violations subject to fines of $100,000 per day.

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy