S. 657 · 116th Congress
A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to establish requirements with respect to prescription drug benefits.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Mike Braun
- Introduced
- 2019-03-05
- Latest action
- 2019-03-05 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
This bill prohibits health insurers and contracted entities that provide pharmacy benefits management services from receiving a price reduction or other remuneration from prescription drug manufacturers. The prohibition does not apply if (1) the price reduction is reflected at the point-of-sale; and (2) the other remuneration is a transparent, flat service fee that the manufacturer pays in relation to pharmacy benefits management services.