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HR 1971 112th Congress House Health Health care costs and insurance Prescription drugs

Pharmacy Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2011

Introduced: September 14, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Sep 8, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Jun 6, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 3, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 24, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 24, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pharmacy Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirements Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Internal Revenue Code, and part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit a group or individual health plan from entering into a contract with any pharmacy benefits manager (PBM) to manage the prescription drug coverage provided under such plan or to control the costs of such coverage unless the PBM satisfies the requirements of this Act.

Directs a PBM to provide at least annually a report to each plan sponsor that includes information on the number and total costs of prescriptions under the contract, payments to pharmacies, payments from pharmaceutical manufacturers, and generic drugs and brand name drugs dispensed.

Sets forth provisions governing the interaction between a PBM and pharmacies that contract with the PBM, including requiring a PBM to: (1) include in contracts drug pricing information and agree to provide timely updates on pricing, (2) agree to pay pharmacies promptly for clean claims, (3) not exclude qualifying pharmacies willing to accept terms and conditions of the PBM, and (4) require each pharmacy to sign a contract before assuming responsibility to fill prescriptions for the PBM.

Prohibits a PBM from mandating or providing incentives to beneficiaries for use of a pharmacy in which the PBM has an ownership interest.

Sets forth limits on audits of pharmacy providers by a PBM, including with respect to record keeping, appeals, and recoupment.

Establishes limits and notice requirements related to PBMs selling claims or utilization data.

What's happening now September 8, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Democratic 5 Republican 2
Walz, Timothy
· Oct 19, 2012
Barletta, Lou
· Aug 2, 2012
BOSWELL, LEONARD
· Aug 2, 2012
Boren, Dan
· May 30, 2012
Gingrey, Phil
· May 15, 2012
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
· Apr 18, 2012
 R
Young, Todd
Indiana · Apr 18, 2012
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Mar 26, 2012
Kissell, Larry
· Mar 6, 2012
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Feb 28, 2012
TOWNS, EDOLPHUS
· Dec 16, 2011
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Nov 17, 2011
Marino, Tom
· Nov 3, 2011
JACKSON, JESSE
· Oct 24, 2011
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Sep 23, 2011
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Sep 20, 2011
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Sep 20, 2011
ROSS, MIKE
· Sep 14, 2011
HINCHEY, MAURICE
· Sep 8, 2011
PETERSON, COLLIN
· Sep 8, 2011
WEINER, ANTHONY
· May 24, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1971: Pharmacy Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1971/
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"H.R. 1971: Pharmacy Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1971/.
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