PBM Act
This bill prohibits companies from owning both pharmacies and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) or insurance companies. It requires any company violating this rule to sell its pharmacy within three years of the law's enactment. Companies found violating the ban must stop the practice, return revenue earned from pharmacy sales during the violation period, and face civil enforcement actions by federal or state agencies. The returned revenue funds healthcare needs in affected communities. The law also mandates federal review of required pharmacy divestments to ensure competition and public interest.
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in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
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Introduced Dec 12, 2024
Last action Dec 12, 2024
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Dec 12, 2024
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
upper
Dec 12, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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