After False Start, Durbin To Call For Vote On Drug Ad Price Disclosure Bill

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) said Wednesday (Nov. 6) he will soon request a floor vote on legislation to require that television drug advertisements disclose list prices. He planned to call for such a vote Wednesday but backed off due to a floor schedule conflict, and he will try again using a process that speeds consideration of the bill, according to a Durbin aide who did not give a specific timeframe. The Drug-Price Transparency in Communications Act (S. 1437) is co-sponsored...