Bill Detail
S. 229
Congress: 119
Title
DTC Act of 2025
Summary
Drug-price Transparency for Consumers Act of 2025 or the DTC Act of 2025 This bill requires consumer advertisements for prescription drugs and biological products to include certain price information if the drug or biologic is (1) covered under Medicare or Medicaid, and (2) required to include a risk summary under current law. Specifically, such advertisements must clearly and conspicuously disclose the wholesale price for a 30-day supply of the drug or biologic and may explain that a consumer may pay a different amount for the drug or biologic depending on the consumer's health insurance coverage. The requirement does not apply to advertisements for drugs or biologics with a wholesale cost of less than $35 for a one-month supply. Each violation of this requirement is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $100,000.
Sponsor
Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Introduced
2025-01-23
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Bill Engagement
Drug-price Transparency for Consumers Act of 2025 or the DTC Act of 2025 This bill requires consumer advertisements for prescription drugs and biological products to include cer…
Lobbyists on the case
- American Hospital Association2 filings · 30 lobs
- America's Health Insurance Plans, Inc. (AHIP)1 filing · 12 lobs
- American Academy of Family Physicians1 filing · 6 lobs
- Lisa (Kidder) Hrobsky2025 Q2
- Megan Cundari2025 Q2
- Terrence Cunningham2025 Q2
- Akinluwa Demehin2025 Q2
- Benjamin Finder2025 Q2
- Jocelyn Francis2025 Q2
- Devin Gerzof2025 Q2
- Caitlin Gillooley2025 Q2