Where Richard J. Durbin stands on Hospital price transparency and health-cost markups

Newest records with confirmed dates appear first.

1. What they’ve saidMay 20, 2025· Official statement

   Official statement about a letter

   “When operations are centered around a hospital's ability to generate as much profit as possible, it often comes at the expense of patients, staff, and the quality and safety of care. As a result, hospital staffing levels diminish and costs for services increase, adding to the existing strain on hospitals to provide high standards of care.”

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2. What they’ve saidMay 16, 2025· Official statement

   Durbin joins health care leaders to discuss cost of prescription drugs and republican cuts to medicaid

   “I was proud to pass the Inflation Reduction Act during the Biden Administration to cap out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs and empower Medicare to bargain with Big Pharma for lower prices, but there's still work to be done to address PBMs and their high fees.”

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3. Legislative recordMay 13, 2025· Government record

   Congressional hearing record

   Congressional activity recorded in an official government source.

   “They engage in self-dealing to steer patients to a PBM's preferred pharmacy and they squeeze out small, rural pharmacies-not just in Iowa, but in Illinois too-with lowball payments. PBMs also abuse rebates and fees to manipulate their formularies, ensuring they-not the doctors-decide which drugs patients receive.”

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4. Original cosponsorMar 24, 2025

   Joined as an original cosponsor.

   S. 1095 · Stop STALLING Act

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5. What they’ve saidJan 23, 2025· Press release

   Durbin highlights bill to crack down on prescription drug advertisements boost price transparency on senate floor

   “That's why today we [Senators Durbin and Grassley] are introducing bipartisan legislation to require price disclosures in direct-to-consumer drugs ads.”

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6. What they’ve saidMar 6, 2023· Official statement

   Official statement about floor remarks

   “I'm glad we capped the price of insulin. There's a lot more to do.”

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7. What they’ve saidJul 9, 2021· Press release

   Durbin prescription drug advertisements should disclose prices

   “I think it's time Pharma ends the secrecy and tells patients the price of the drug right there in the commercial.”

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8. What they’ve saidJun 17, 2020· Press release

   Durbin grassley statement on appeals court ruling striking down hhs policy to require disclosure of prescription drug prices in tv ads

   “We will continue to advance our bipartisan legislation to get American patients the information they deserve to hear about drug prices.”

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9. What they’ve saidNov 8, 2019· Press release

   Durbin introduces bill to lower price of insulin and ensure americans pay no more than patients in other countries

   “Our bill ensures American consumers in need of insulin are treated the same as other foreign countries that pay substantially less for this life-saving drug.”

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10. What they’ve saidOct 15, 2018· Press release

    Durbin statement on hhs announcement to require disclosure of prescription drug prices in tv ads

    “More information gives transparency to the transaction, it empowers patients, and will help give American consumers a break and start to slow down the skyrocketing cost of prescription drugs.”

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11. What they’ve saidMay 18, 2018· Press release

    Durbin calls for transparency from pharmaceutical companies in advertising to consumers

    “One way to promote price transparency is to require drug companies to tell us their prices. Last year, I introduced the Drug-price Transparency in Communications Act, which would require price disclosure in prescription drug advertising. The President says he supports this policy, so let's get it done.”

    “Health care is too expensive for too many working families, and the skyrocketing cost of prescription drugs is only exacerbating the problem, causing higher out-of-pocket costs at the pharmacy and ever-rising monthly premiums.”

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12. What they’ve saidNov 15, 2017· Official statement

    Official statement about floor remarks

    “Doctors, patients, and families agree - if drug makers are going to fill the airwaves with pharmaceutical ads, they must tell the whole story and provide full information about drug costs.”

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13. What they’ve saidMay 5, 2009· Press release

    Durbin snowe and lincoln introduce affordable health insurance plan for small businesses

    “We must keep working together on a bipartisan basis to try to enact legislation that will give all Americans access to affordable health insurance, and solving the healthcare challenges faced by small businesses is an important part of that process.”

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