S 4293 United States Senate · 117th Congress

Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2022

Summary
Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2022 This bill generally prohibits pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) from engaging in certain practices when managing the prescription drug benefits under a health insurance plan, including charging the plan a different amount than the PBM reimburses the pharmacy. The bill also prohibits PBMs from arbitrarily, unfairly, or deceptively (1) clawing back reimbursement payments, or (2) increasing fees or lowering reimbursements to pharmacies to offset changes to federally funded health plans. PBMs are not subject to these prohibitions if they (1) pass along 100% of any price concession or discount to the health plan, and (2) disclose specified costs, prices, reimbursements, fees, markups, discounts, and aggregate payments received with respect to their PBM services. Further, PBMs must report annually to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) certain information about payments received from health plans and fees charged to pharmacies. The FTC and state attorneys general are authorized to enforce the provisions of the bill.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced May 24, 2022 Last action Dec 14, 2022
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Committee
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Dec 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
upper
Jun 22, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
upper
May 24, 2022
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
upper
May 24, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors

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