The Lower Costs, More Transparency Act

People need and want more affordable health care. The bipartisan Lower Costs, More Transparency Act will help people get access to the right care, at the right time, at a price they can afford. The bill is led by House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), House Committee on Ways and Means Chair Jason Smith (R-MO), and House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chair Virginia Foxx (R-NC).

The Lower Costs, More Transparency Act:

  • Increases price transparency throughout the health care system
  • Addresses the cost of prescription drugs
  • Supports patients, health care workers, community health centers, and hospitals

Chair Rodgers: “More than 60% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck. It means they are just one medical bill away from a financial emergency. One doctor visit away from not being able to pay their rent, for their groceries, or gas. 

“A recent poll of Americans with health insurance found more than half ranked ‘reducing health care costs’ as their top health care policy priority. For a more secure and healthier future, people need more certainty and stability.” 

CLICK HERE to see Chair Rodgers full statement on the House Floor upon the passage of this landmark bill.

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Health Subcommittee Advances Three Bills to Safeguard Communities from Existing and Emerging Illicit Drug Threats

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Morgan Griffith (VA-09), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, led a markup of three bills aiming to combat the threat of existing and emerging drug threats and safeguarding public health.

"This Health Subcommittee markup is another example of how the House Committee on Energy and Commerce is prioritizing policies to protect our communities from dangerous substances and counterfeit drug-making tools like pill presses," said Chairman Griffith. "I am grateful we advanced such important pieces of legislation to the full Committee and that we have a Congress so dedicated to protecting the public safety of Americans."

Legislative Vote Summary:

  • H.R. 7184, the PRESS Act, was forwarded to the Full Committee, by voice vote.
  • H.R. 8005, the Stop Pills That Kill Act, was forwarded to the Full Committee, as amended, by voice vote.
  • H.R. 5880, the Fight Illicit Pill Presses Act, was forwarded to the Full Committee, by voice vote.

Watch the full markup here.

Below is a key excerpt from today's markup:


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Congressman Morgan Griffith (VA-09) on H.R. 8005, the PRESS Act: "The influx of illicit drugs into the U.S. has, in part, been driven by bad actors-I would say in big part-exploiting loopholes within our legal system. Currently, one of those loopholes is the unfettered importation of pill presses and their critical parts-which are, in turn, being utilized for mass production of counterfeit substances. So, as many of us have heard in various testimonies, they will make a pill that they then try to sell as pill 'X', which doesn't have much of a harm to it, but it's laced with fentanyl or some other dangerous substance. And then we have young people who are dying, thinking that they're just getting a little boost for studies or something else. This act would give our federal prosecutors the tools they need to hold the nefarious foreign actors accountable for importing pill presses and pill equipment into the United States with the intent to illicitly produce controlled substances."

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Health Subcommittee Advances Three Bills to Safeguard Communities from Existing and Emerging Illicit Drug Threats

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Morgan Griffith (VA-09), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, led a markup of three bills aiming to combat the threat of existing and emerging drug threats and safeguarding public health.

"This Health Subcommittee markup is another example of how the House Committee on Energy and Commerce is prioritizing policies to protect our communities from dangerous substances and counterfeit drug-making tools like pill presses," said Chairman Griffith. "I am grateful we advanced such important pieces of legislation to the full Committee and that we have a Congress so dedicated to protecting the public safety of Americans."

Legislative Vote Summary:

  • H.R. 7184, the PRESS Act, was forwarded to the Full Committee, by voice vote.
  • H.R. 8005, the Stop Pills That Kill Act, was forwarded to the Full Committee, as amended, by voice vote.
  • H.R. 5880, the Fight Illicit Pill Presses Act, was forwarded to the Full Committee, by voice vote.

Watch the full markup here.

Below is a key excerpt from today's markup:


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Congressman Morgan Griffith (VA-09) on H.R. 8005, the PRESS Act: "The influx of illicit drugs into the U.S. has, in part, been driven by bad actors-I would say in big part-exploiting loopholes within our legal system. Currently, one of those loopholes is the unfettered importation of pill presses and their critical parts-which are, in turn, being utilized for mass production of counterfeit substances. So, as many of us have heard in various testimonies, they will make a pill that they then try to sell as pill 'X', which doesn't have much of a harm to it, but it's laced with fentanyl or some other dangerous substance. And then we have young people who are dying, thinking that they're just getting a little boost for studies or something else. This act would give our federal prosecutors the tools they need to hold the nefarious foreign actors accountable for importing pill presses and pill equipment into the United States with the intent to illicitly produce controlled substances."

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Health Subcommittee Advances Three Bills to Safeguard Communities from Existing and Emerging Illicit Drug Threats

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Morgan Griffith (VA-09), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, led a markup of three bills aiming to combat the threat of existing and emerging drug threats and safeguarding public health.

"This Health Subcommittee markup is another example of how the House Committee on Energy and Commerce is prioritizing policies to protect our communities from dangerous substances and counterfeit drug-making tools like pill presses," said Chairman Griffith. "I am grateful we advanced such important pieces of legislation to the full Committee and that we have a Congress so dedicated to protecting the public safety of Americans."

Legislative Vote Summary:

  • H.R. 7184, the PRESS Act, was forwarded to the Full Committee, by voice vote.
  • H.R. 8005, the Stop Pills That Kill Act, was forwarded to the Full Committee, as amended, by voice vote.
  • H.R. 5880, the Fight Illicit Pill Presses Act, was forwarded to the Full Committee, by voice vote.

Watch the full markup here.

Below is a key excerpt from today's markup:


2Picture1.jpg
Congressman Morgan Griffith (VA-09) on H.R. 8005, the PRESS Act: "The influx of illicit drugs into the U.S. has, in part, been driven by bad actors-I would say in big part-exploiting loopholes within our legal system. Currently, one of those loopholes is the unfettered importation of pill presses and their critical parts-which are, in turn, being utilized for mass production of counterfeit substances. So, as many of us have heard in various testimonies, they will make a pill that they then try to sell as pill 'X', which doesn't have much of a harm to it, but it's laced with fentanyl or some other dangerous substance. And then we have young people who are dying, thinking that they're just getting a little boost for studies or something else. This act would give our federal prosecutors the tools they need to hold the nefarious foreign actors accountable for importing pill presses and pill equipment into the United States with the intent to illicitly produce controlled substances."

Dive deeper on the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act:

Increases Price Transparency Throughout the Health Care System for Patients

  • Empowers patients and employers to shop for health care and make informed health care decisions by providing timely and accurate information about the cost of care, treatment, and services
  • Makes health care price information public by ensuring hospitals, insurance companies, labs, imaging providers, and ambulatory surgical centers publicly list the prices they charge patients, building upon the Trump administration price transparency rules
  • Lowers costs for patients and employers by requiring health insurers and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to disclose negotiated drug rebates and discounts, revealing the true costs of prescription drugs

Addresses the Cost of Prescription Drugs

  • Lowers out-of-pocket costs for seniors who receive medication at a hospital-owned outpatient facility or doctor’s office 
  • Expands access to more affordable generic drugs 
  • Equips employer health plans with the drug price information they need to get the best deal possible for their employees

Supports Patients, Health Care Workers, Community Health Centers, and Hospitals

  • Fully pays for expiring programs that strengthen the health care system by: 
  • Supporting Community Health Centers, which are crucial for patients in rural and underserved areas
  • Supporting training programs for new doctors in communities
  • Preserving Medicaid for hospitals that take care of uninsured and low-income patients
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Health Subcommittee Advances Three Bills to Safeguard Communities from Existing and Emerging Illicit Drug Threats

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Morgan Griffith (VA-09), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, led a markup of three bills aiming to combat the threat of existing and emerging drug threats and safeguarding public health.

"This Health Subcommittee markup is another example of how the House Committee on Energy and Commerce is prioritizing policies to protect our communities from dangerous substances and counterfeit drug-making tools like pill presses," said Chairman Griffith. "I am grateful we advanced such important pieces of legislation to the full Committee and that we have a Congress so dedicated to protecting the public safety of Americans."

Legislative Vote Summary:

  • H.R. 7184, the PRESS Act, was forwarded to the Full Committee, by voice vote.
  • H.R. 8005, the Stop Pills That Kill Act, was forwarded to the Full Committee, as amended, by voice vote.
  • H.R. 5880, the Fight Illicit Pill Presses Act, was forwarded to the Full Committee, by voice vote.

Watch the full markup here.

Below is a key excerpt from today's markup:


2Picture1.jpg
Congressman Morgan Griffith (VA-09) on H.R. 8005, the PRESS Act: "The influx of illicit drugs into the U.S. has, in part, been driven by bad actors-I would say in big part-exploiting loopholes within our legal system. Currently, one of those loopholes is the unfettered importation of pill presses and their critical parts-which are, in turn, being utilized for mass production of counterfeit substances. So, as many of us have heard in various testimonies, they will make a pill that they then try to sell as pill 'X', which doesn't have much of a harm to it, but it's laced with fentanyl or some other dangerous substance. And then we have young people who are dying, thinking that they're just getting a little boost for studies or something else. This act would give our federal prosecutors the tools they need to hold the nefarious foreign actors accountable for importing pill presses and pill equipment into the United States with the intent to illicitly produce controlled substances."