Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents
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This Act may be cited as the . Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. TITLE I—Transparency Sec. 101. Drug manufacturer reporting. Sec. 102. Determining the public and private benefit of copayment coupons and other patient assistance programs. TITLE II—Access and affordability Sec. 201. Negotiating fair prices for Medicare prescription drugs. Sec. 202. Prescription drug price spikes.
Sec. 203. Acceleration of the closing of the Medicare Part D coverage gap. Sec. 204. Importing affordable and safe drugs. Sec. 205. Requiring drug manufacturers to provide drug rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals. Sec. 206. Cap on prescription drug cost-sharing. TITLE III—Innovation Sec. 301. Prize fund for new and more effective treatments of bacterial infections. Sec. 302. Public funding for clinical trials. Sec. 303. Rewarding innovative drug development.
Sec. 304. Improving program integrity. TITLE IV—Choice and competition Sec. 401. Preserving access to affordable generics. Sec. 402. 180-day exclusivity period amendments regarding first applicant status. Sec. 403. 180-day exclusivity period amendments regarding agreements to defer commercial marketing. Sec. 404. Increasing generic drug competition. Sec. 405. Disallowance of deduction for advertising for prescription drugs. Sec. 406. Product hopping.