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HR 5304 116th Congress House

PBM Transparency in Prescription Drug Costs Act

Official title: To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require health plan oversight of pharmacy benefit manager services, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 4, 2019 See on congress.gov
Health Business recordsEmployee benefits and pensionsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth information and medical records
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Dec 5, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 4, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Dec 4, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 5, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

PBM Transparency in Prescription Drug Costs Act

This bill requires group health plans or the pharmacy benefits manager (PBM) for the plans to periodically report certain prescription drug pricing and utilization data; it also requires PBMs to pass on to health plans all rebates and discounts received from drug manufacturers.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 1895 Related bill Lower Health Care Costs Act
  • S 4796 Related bill Fair Care Act of 2020
  • HR 8527 Related bill Fair Care Act of 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5304: PBM Transparency in Prescription Drug Costs Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5304/
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"H.R. 5304: PBM Transparency in Prescription Drug Costs Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5304/.
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H.R. 5304, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5304/.
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