NO PBMs Act

Summary

Neighborhood Options for Patients Buying Medicines Act or the NO PBMs Act This bill specifies that prescription drug plan sponsors and pharmacy benefit managers under the Medicare prescription drug benefit must permit any pharmacy that meets the plan's contractual terms for network participation to participate in that network and that such terms must be reasonable. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must set standards for reasonable terms.

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Timeline

1. 12 September 2023

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 12 September 2023

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 12 September 2023

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 15 September 2023

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

5. 17 December 2024

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 12 September 2023 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 12 September 2023

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 12 September 2023

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 12 September 2023

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Sponsors

• Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] · D · Sponsor
• John Rose · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1] · R · Cosponsor
• H. Griffith · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Matt Cartwright · D · Cosponsor
• Chuck Edwards · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4] · D · Cosponsor
• · hswm00 · Standing
• · hsif00 · Standing

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