Georgia congressman wants to lower prescription drug costs

Rep. Hank Johnson and Alabama Congresswoman Martha Roby introduced the act.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – If one state representative gets his way, Americans will see lower prescription drug costs by streamlining and making it more cost-effective for generic drug makers to get their products to consumers.

Georgia Congressman Hank Johnson and Alabama Congresswoman Martha Roby on Friday introduced the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act, which would amend the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009 (BPCIA) – H.R. 3991.

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