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H.R. 4455

Referred to Committee

BIOSIM Act

Introduced 9/20/2019•116th Congress•House

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

9/23/2019 • House

Summary

Bolstering Innovative Options to Save Immediately on Medicines Act or the BIOSIM Act

This bill increases Medicare payments for biosimilars for five years. The bill applies to biosimilars for which the average sales price or wholesale acquisition cost is less than that of the reference biological product, as specified.

Introduced in House • 9/20/2019

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Health
Health care costs and insuranceMedicarePrescription drugsProduct development and innovation

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Sponsor & Cosponsors (2)

Party Breakdown

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Sponsor

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Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5]

Democrat • OR-5

Sponsored 9/20/2019

Cosponsors (1)

Bill Journey

Originated in the House

Introduced

September 20, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Text Versions (1)

Introduced in House9/20/2019

Details

Bill TypeHR
Current StatusReferred to Committee
Cosponsors1