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S 298 117th Congress Senate Health Congressional oversight Drug therapy Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government studies and investigations Health care costs and insurance Inflation and prices Medicaid Medicare Prescription drugs

Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2021

Introduced: February 8, 2021 Introduced by: Blackburn, Marsha Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 8, 2021
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Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2021

This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on the role of pharmacy benefit managers in the pharmaceutical supply chain and recommend legislative actions to lower the cost of prescription drugs. The report must address the use of rebates and fees, the average prior authorization approval time, and the use of step therapy within the 10 largest pharmacy benefit managers.

What's happening now February 8, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 4293 Related bill Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2022
  • HR 1829 Identical bill Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 298: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-298/
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"S. 298: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-298/.
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S. 298, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-298/.
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