Break Up Big Medicine Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Feb 10, 2026
What it does
The Break Up Big Medicine Act would prohibit common ownership between pharmacy benefit managers, insurers, or prescription drug and medical device wholesalers and certain medical service providers, such as physicians, pharmacies, or management services organizations, to eliminate conflicts of interest and restore competition in the health care market. It requires entities in violation to divest either their ownership of medical providers or their ownership of insurance, pharmacy benefit managers, or wholesalers within one year of enactment. The bill authorizes the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice to enforce these prohibitions, issue guidance, impose penalties for…
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Where it stands
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Who is involved
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Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.