Pharmacy benefits managers; various requirements, report.
Introduced: it can still change before the session ends.
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- Introduced
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- Latest action
- Jan 26, 2026
What it does
Pharmacy benefits managers; various requirements; report. Prohibits a pharmacy benefits manager from (i) reimbursing a pharmacy in an amount less than the national average drug acquisition cost for the prescription drug or pharmacy service at the time the drug is administered or dispensed, plus a professional dispensing fee; (ii) basing pharmacy reimbursement for prescription drugs on patient outcomes, scores, or metrics; (iii) imposing a point-of-sale or retroactive fee on a pharmacy, pharmacist, or covered individual; (iv) receiving deductibles or copayments; (v) redirecting any prescription drug claims submitted by a pharmacy to any third-party discount card program, cash discount…
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