,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ccci  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #h1  
#bjba,mr4 ,warnock 7for himself1 ,ms4   
,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,menendez1 ,ms4        
,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,mrs4 ,murray1    
,ms4 ,smith1 ,mr4 ,heinrich1 ,mr4       
,blumenthal1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 and ,mr4 ,van
 ,hollen7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1  
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
limit cost sharing for prescription     
drugs1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,capping ,prescription ,costs ,act  
of #bjba4  #b4 ,cap on prescription drug
 cost-sharing  7a7 ,qualified health    
plans ,section #acjb7;c7 of the ,patient
 ,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjbb7;c77 is amended-- 
7#a7 in paragraph 7#c77;,a77i71 by      
inserting 1 including cost-sharing with 
respect to prescription drugs covered by
 the plan after charges2 and  7#b7 by   

adding at the end the following3  7#e7  
,prescription drug cost-sharing  7,a7   
#bjbc ,for plan years beginning in      
#bjbc1 the cost-sharing incurred under a
 health plan with respect to            
prescription drugs covered by the plan  
shall not exceed #bej per month for each
 enrolled individual1 or #ejj for each  
family4  7,b7 #bjbd and later  7i7 ,in  
general ,in the case of any plan year   
beginning in a calendar year after      
#bjbc1 the limitation under this        
paragraph shall be equal to the         
applicable dollar amount under          
subparagraph 7,a7 for plan years        
beginning in #bjbc1 increased by an     
amount equal to the product of that     
amount and the medical care component of
 the consumer price index for all urban 
consumers 7as published by the ,bureau  
of ,labor ,statistics7 for that year4   
7ii7 ,adjustment to amount ,if the      
amount of any increase under clause 7i7 
is not a multiple of #e1 such increase  
shall be rounded to the next lowest     

multiple of #e4  4  7b7 ,group health   
plans ,section #bgjg7;b7 of the ,public 
,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#cjj;gg-#f7;b77 is amended-- 7#a7 by    
striking annual2 and  7#b7 by striking  
paragraph 7#a7 of section #acjb7;c7 and 
inserting paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#e7 of   
section #acjb7;c7 of the ,patient       
,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act4 
7c7 ,effective date ,the amendments made
 by subsections 7a7 and 7b7 shall take  
effect with respect to plans beginning  
after ,december #ca1 #bjbb4