Prescription Drug Transparency and Affordability Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Latest action
- Mar 27, 2025
Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
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What it does
Prescription Drug Transparency and Affordability Act This bill requires pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to report, at least once every six months, prescription drug pricing, payment, and utilization data to the health insurance plans for which the PBM provides services. Specifically, a PBM contracted to provide services to an employer or sponsor offering a large group health insurance plan (i.e., a plan with at least 100 employees or participants) must report to the plan certain information for prescription drug claims under the plan. This includes, for each drug, the difference between the compensation paid by the plan to the PBM and the compensation paid by the PBM to the pharmacy.…
Official summary · Introduced in House · Mar 27, 2025
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What moved
Who is involved
- Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8]Lead sponsor
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]Co-sponsor
- Rep. James, John [R-MI-10]Co-sponsor
- Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8]Co-sponsor
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