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Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability Act

Introduced: September 28, 2023 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Dec 7, 2023
Committee on Finance. Reported by Senator Wyden with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 118-122.
Dec 7, 2023
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 266.
Sep 28, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sep 28, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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What's happening now December 7, 2023

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 266.

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  • HR 7717 Related bill To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to enhance pharmacy benefit manager transparency requirements.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2973: Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2973/
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"S. 2973: Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2973/.
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S. 2973, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2973/.
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