Senate bill · S. 927 (119th Congress)

Protecting Pharmacies in Medicaid Act

U.S. Senate

Latest action Mar 11, 2025

Sponsor: Peter Welch (U.S. Senator for Vermont, Democratic)

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Summary

Protecting Pharmacies in Medicaid Act This bill provides funds beginning in FY2026 for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to survey retail and non-retail pharmacies (e.g., mail-order pharmacies) to determine average prices of covered outpatient drugs under Medicaid. Pharmacies that fail to participate in the surveys are subject to civil penalties. The bill additionally provides funds for FY2026 for the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services to study the results of the survey and report accordingly to Congress. The bill also requires pass-through pricing models, and prohibits spread-pricing, for payment arrangements with pharmacy benefit managers under Medicaid.

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Senate Committee on Finance · U.S. Senate

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Mar 11, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in U.S. Senate
U.S. Senate
Mar 11, 2025
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 11, 2025
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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