S 657
116th Congress
Senate
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Inflation and prices
Prescription drugs
A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to establish requirements with respect to prescription drug benefits.
Introduced: March 5, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 5, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 5, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
This bill prohibits health insurers and contracted entities that provide pharmacy benefits management services from receiving a price reduction or other remuneration from prescription drug manufacturers. The prohibition does not apply if (1) the price reduction is reflected at the point-of-sale; and (2) the other remuneration is a transparent, flat service fee that the manufacturer pays in relation to pharmacy benefits management services.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1