S 882 · in committee · significant
Patients Before Middlemen Act
- healthcare
What this bill does
- This bill sets standards for pharmacy contracts and requires pharmacy benefit managers to disclose drug costs and revenue sources.
- Medicare prescription drug plans, pharmacy benefit managers, and pharmacies are affected by these new requirements.
- The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services develops standards and receives reports; changes take effect in 2028.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How would requiring pharmacy benefit managers to disclose their revenue sources change drug prices for Medicare patients?
- 02
What specific contract standards would protect independent pharmacies from losing customers to large chains under this bill?
- 03
If implementation is delayed until 2028, what happens to prescription drug costs for patients in the meantime?
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Sponsor · R-TN
Marsha Blackburn
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Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-03-06
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Legislative timeline
2025-03-06 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
2025-03-06 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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