,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ccbg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ah1 #bjai,mr4 
,rooney of ,florida introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1
 and in addition to the ,committee on   
,ways and ,means1 for a period to be    
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title ,,xi of the  
,social ,security ,act to require that  
direct-to-consumer television           
advertisements for prescription drugs   
and biological products include the list
 price of such drugs and products1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,drug    
,price ,transparency for ,medicare      
,patients ,act of #bjai4  #b4           
,requirement that direct-,to-,consumer  
television advertisements for           
prescription drugs and biological       

products include list price of such     
drugs and products ,part ,a of title    
,,xi of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #acja et seq47 is amended by  
adding at the end the following new     
section3  #aaej;,c4 ,requirement that   
direct-,to-,consumer television         
advertisements for prescription drugs   
and biological products include list    
price of such drugs and products  7a7   
,in general ,subject to subsection 7b71 
the ,secretary1 acting through the      
,administrator of the ,centers for      
,medicare  ,medicaid ,services 7referred
 to in this section as the ,secretary71 
shall require that each                 
direct-to-consumer advertisement on     
television 7including broadcast1 cable1 
streaming1 or satellite media7 for a    
prescription drug or biological product 
for which payment is made available     
under title ,,xviii or ,,xix includes a 
written statement indicating the current
 list price for a #cj-;day supply of    
7or1 if determined more appropriate by  

the ,secretary1 a typical course of     
treatment with7 such drug or product as 
follows3 ,the list price for a #cj-;day 
supply of1 or a typical course of       
treatment with name of prescription drug
 or biological product is current list  
price4 ,if you have health insurance    
that covers drugs1 your cost may be     
different44 ,such statement shall be    
presented at the end of such an         
advertisement against a contrasting     
background for sufficient duration and  
in a size and style of font that allows 
such statement to be read easily4  7b7  
,exception ,the requirement described in
 subsection 7a7 shall not apply with    
respect to a prescription drug or       
biological product that has a current   
list price less than #ce per month for a
 #cj-;day supply of1 or a typical course
 of treatment with1 such drug or        
product4  7c7 ,identification of        
noncompliant drugs and products ,in the 
case that a direct-to-consumer          
advertisement described in subsection   

7a7 does not include a written statement
 as required under such subsection and  
is not excepted with respect to such    
statement under subsection 7b71 the     
,secretary shall identify the           
prescription drug or biological product 
that is the subject of such             
advertisement as a drug or product      
advertised in violation of the          
requirement of subsection 7a74 ,the     
,secretary shall maintain a public list 
of all prescription drugs and biological
 products identified pursuant to the    
previous sentence4  7d7 ,definitions ,in
 this section3 7#a7 ,current list price 
,the term current list price1 with      
respect to a prescription drug or       
biological product described in         
subsection 7a7 and a direct-to-consumer 
advertisement described in such         
subsection for such drug or product1    
means the wholesale acquisition cost 7as
 defined in section #ahdg;,a7c77#f77 of 
such drug or product as of the first day
 of the quarter during which such       

advertisement is aired or otherwise     
broadcast4  7#b7 ,typical course of     
treatment ,the term typical course of   
treatment1 with respect to a            
prescription drug or biological product 
described in subsection 7a7 and a       
direct-to-consumer advertisement        
described in such subsection for such   
drug or product1 means the typical      
course of treatment associated with the 
primary indication addressed in such    
advertisement for which such drug or    
product is prescribed4  4