,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bbeb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bd1     
#bjai ,mr4 ,van ,hollen 7for himself and
 ,mr4 ,cardin7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend title ,,xix of the ,social  
,security ,act to expand the permitted  
uses of drug price information disclosed
 to ,states under the ,medicaid drug    
rebate program4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,empowering    
,states to ,address ,drug ,costs ,act4  
#b4 ,expansion of permitted uses of drug
 price information disclosed to ,states 
under ,medicaid drug rebate program     
,clause 7iv7 of section                 
#aibg7;b77#c77;,d7 of the ,social       
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acifr-#h7;b77#c77;,d77 is amended to   
read as follows3  7iv7 to ,states-- 7,i7
 to carry out this title1 or  7,,ii7 to 
review the information provided         
7including average manufacturer price1  

best price1 and rebate calculation data7
 for the purposes of establishing and   
operating ,state all-payer prescription 
drug rate setting entities 7drug        
affordability boards7 or ,state         
multi-payer purchasing pools1  4