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Issues / Issue · Aug 5 – Oct 2, 2026

Prescription Drug Pricing

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35Members · 23 D · 12 R
37Actions · 25 D · 12 R
23States & territories · NH · PA · NY · WI lead
1Bills named

How the conversation moved

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Sent lettersTo agencies, companies, officials 5
HearingsHeld, testified or questioned 1
CriticizedA policy, decision or person 1
PraisedCredit for a decision or person 5
Visits and eventsTours, town halls, site visits 2
Filed or pushed billsNew, reintroduced or passed 22
Other 1

Developing stories

1 threads · 2 of 37 actions

INSULIN Act

1 member

  1. Sep 28Shaheen called for Senate floor vote on bipartisan bill to cap monthly insulin costs at $35.
  2. Oct 2Shaheen highlighted editorial support for INSULIN Act capping monthly insulin costs at $35.

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Where they stand

Support · 23

  • DSchakowsky ILUrged HHS and CBP to permit continued prescription drug imports
  • DShaheen NHChampioned bipartisan bill to cap monthly insulin costs at $35
  • RLangworthy NYIntroduced Biosimilars Access and Affordability Act
  • DBonamici ORIntroduced bill to safely dispose of unused prescription opioids
  • DWarner VAIntroduced bill to improve specialty pharmacy reimbursement accuracy and lower patient costs
  • DMurray WAPressed nominee on mifepristone safety and effectiveness
  • DBlunt Rochester DEIntroduced bill to protect seniors from surprise healthcare bills
  • RMeuser PAPraised Most Favored Nation drug pricing expansion to all state Medicaid programs
  • DMcBath GAIntroduced Net Effective Cost Transparency and Prescription Drug Affordability Act
  • RTenney NYRecommended Medicare payment incentives for domestically manufactured medicines
  • RBresnahan PAIntroduced bill capping insulin costs for diabetic patients
  • DSchrier WAIntroduced INSULIN Act to cap out-of-pocket insulin costs at $35 per month
  • DDeGette COIntroduced INSULIN Act to cap insulin at $35 monthly
  • DCraig MNIntroduced INSULIN Act extending $35 insulin cap to all insured individuals
  • RMiller-Meeks IALed INSULIN Act to cap insulin costs at $35 for all Americans
  • RHyde-Smith MSSupports federal PBM reform legislation to address prescription drug costs
  • RBilirakis FLIntroduced bill to protect seniors from rising Part D premiums
  • DStanton AZPraises Medicare drug price negotiation and commits to expanding savings
  • DCuellar TXSupported Inflation Reduction Act enabling Medicare drug price negotiations
  • DHoyle ORIntroduced legislation to lower prescription drug prices through affordability agreements
  • DHickenlooper COIntroduced bill to strengthen 340B discount drug program
  • RBanks INIntroduced bill to modernize prescription information distribution
  • RMoran KSIntroduced bill to reform 340B program with greater stability and transparency

Oppose · 6

  • DPocan WIUrged agencies to allow Americans to import lower-cost medicines from Canada
  • DCastor FLIntroduced bill to reverse HHS plan to increase Medicare drug costs
  • DSewell ALOpposes Trump administration termination of Medicare Part D stabilization
  • DDavids KSOpposes CMS termination of Medicare Part D Premium Stabilization Demonstration.
  • DPappas NHOpposes termination of Medicare Part D Premium Stabilization Demonstration
  • DGillibrand NYOpposed ending Medicare subsidies, urged reversal to lower senior drug costs

What each party did · Democrats 25 · Republicans 12

  • 4Sent letters1
  • 1Hearings0
  • 1Criticized0
  • 4Praised1
  • 0Visits and events2
  • 15Filed or pushed bills7
  • 0Other1

Most active

  1. DShaheen NH4
  2. RBresnahan PA2
  3. DSchakowsky IL1
  4. RLangworthy NY1
  5. DPocan WI1
  6. DBonamici OR1
  7. DWarner VA1
  8. DMurray WA1

By state

  • NH5
  • PA4
  • NY3
  • WI2
  • OR2
  • VA2
  • WA2
  • FL2

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Every action

37 actions · 39 releases
  1. Oct 2, 2026
  2. Oct 1, 2026
    • Letter

      DPocan WI

      Led letter to HHS and DHS urging continued allowance of prescription drug imports from Canada.

      Release ↗

    • Bill

      DBonamici OR

      Introduced bipartisan bill to establish 10,000 secure opioid disposal receptacles nationwide.

      Release ↗

  3. Sep 29, 2026
    • Bill

      DWarner VA

      Introduced bipartisan bill to improve pharmacy reimbursement data and reduce patient out-of-pocket costs.

      Release ↗

  4. Sep 28, 2026
  5. Sep 24, 2026
    • Hearing

      DMurray WA

      Questioned FDA nominee on mifepristone safety, medication abortion, and food safety failures.

      Release ↗

    • Bill

      DBlunt Rochester DE

      Introduced legislation to protect Medicare beneficiaries from losing prescription drug coverage due to surprise premium payment failures.

      Release ↗

  6. Sep 23, 2026
  7. Sep 18, 2026
    • Praise

      RMeuser PA

      Commended Trump administration for extending Most Favored Nation drug pricing to all state Medicaid programs.

      Release ↗

  8. Sep 17, 2026
  9. Sep 16, 2026
  10. Sep 15, 2026
    • Bill

      DMcBath GA

      Introduced bipartisan bill to increase transparency in prescription drug pricing.

      Release ↗

  11. Sep 14, 2026
    • Bill

      DSewell AL

      Introduced bill to extend Medicare Part D premium stabilization through 2029.

      Release ↗

  12. Sep 11, 2026
    • Letter

      RTenney NY

      Sent letter to HHS and CMS recommending Medicare incentives for American-made essential medicines.

      Release ↗

  13. Sep 3, 2026
  14. Sep 2, 2026
    • Bill

      DScholten MI

      Introduced two bills to lower prescription drug prices and protect hospital drug discounts.

      Release ↗

    • Bill

      DShaheen NH

      Highlighted bipartisan bill capping monthly insulin costs at $35 for insured and uninsured Americans.

      Release ↗

  15. Sep 1, 2026
    • Visit

      RHyde-Smith MS

      Met with pharmacists to discuss pharmacy benefit manager reform and prescription drug costs.

      Release ↗

  16. Aug 31, 2026
    • Bill

      RBilirakis FL

      Introduced bill to redirect Medicare Part D premium relief to seniors instead of insurance companies.

      Release ↗

  17. Aug 20, 2026
    • Letter

      DDavids KS

      Joined 50 House colleagues calling on CMS to reverse Medicare drug cost demonstration termination.

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  18. Aug 18, 2026
    • Visit

      RBresnahan PA

      Joined pharmacists to call for pharmacy benefit manager reforms to lower drug prices.

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    • Praise

      DStanton AZ

      Celebrated four years of Medicare drug price negotiation under the Inflation Reduction Act.

      Release ↗

  19. Aug 17, 2026
    • Praise

      DCuellar TX

      Praised largest 12-month decline in prescription drug prices since 1963 from Medicare negotiations.

      Release ↗

  20. Aug 13, 2026
    • Bill

      DHoyle OR

      Reintroduced bill requiring affordable pricing agreements for federally funded prescription drugs.

      Release ↗

  21. Aug 11, 2026
  22. Aug 6, 2026
    • Bill

      RBanks IN

      Introduced bipartisan bill allowing electronic distribution of prescription drug information to healthcare providers.

      Release ↗

  23. Aug 5, 2026

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