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S. 1038 118th Congress Senate

Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act of 2023

Official title: A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to improve transparency and prevent the use of abusive spread pricing and related practices in the Medicaid program.

Introduced: May 3, 2023 Introduced by: Peter Welch Democratic · Vermont See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) 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.
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Became law
Mar 29, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 29, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 29, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act of 2023

This bill requires pass-through pricing models, and prohibits spread-pricing, for payment arrangements with pharmacy benefit managers under Medicaid. The bill also extends funding for retail pharmacy surveys and requires additional information with respect to price concessions and survey participation to be made publicly available.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1613 Identical bill Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act of 2023
  • HR 3561 PATIENT Act of 2023
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 9

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • THE KROGER CO.
    for KROGER CO · Ohio · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
  • THE KROGER CO.
    for KROGER CO · Ohio · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
  • THE KROGER CO.
    for KROGER CO · Ohio · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • BANNER PUBLIC AFFAIRS, LLC
    for THE CIGNA GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES (FKA CIGNA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES) · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • THE KROGER CO.
    for KROGER CO · Ohio · 2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • NATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNION
    for NATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNION · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30)

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 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Apr 30, 2024
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · May 3, 2023
 R
Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Mar 29, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1038: Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1038/
MLA
"S. 1038: Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1038/.
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S. 1038, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1038/.
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[S. 1038: Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1038/)
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