Legislation


H 1228 (accompanied by study order H 4625) – Massachusetts

Status: Inactive / Dead
Year Introduced: 2017
Link: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1228

AN ACT TO PROMOTE TO TRANSPARENCY AND COST CONTROL OF PHARMACEUTICAL DRUG PRICES: Under this bill, the Health Policy Commission develop a list of critical prescription drugs for which there is a substantial public interest in understanding the development of its pricing. For each prescription drug that the commission places on the critical prescription drug list pursuant to subsection (a), the commission shall require the manufacturers of said prescription drug to report the following information to the commission: i. Total cost of production, and approximate cost of production per dose; ii. Research and development costs of the drug, including: a. research and development costs paid with public funds, including any amount from federal, state, or other governmental programs or any form of subsidies, grants, or other support; b. after-tax research and development costs paid by the manufacturer; c. research and development costs consisting of payments to predecessor entities; d. research and development costs paid by third parties; and e. the costs to acquire the intellectual property rights to a drug, including costs for the purchase of patents, licensing, or acquisition of any corporate entity owning any rights to the drug while in development.


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