118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 2406PBM Oversight Act of 2023

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve oversight of formulary development and management under Medicare part D.

Health
Introduced Jul 20, 2023
Last action Jul 20, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Referred
Jul 20, 2023
Finance
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill requires prescription drug plan (PDP) sponsors under the Medicare prescription drug benefit to report certain information about the involvement of affiliated committees in decisions about formularies. Specifically, PDP sponsors that use formularies must report to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services the names and descriptions of committees that are affiliated with the PDP sponsor, or a contracted pharmacy benefit manager, that are authorized to change initial recommendations of the pharmacy and therapeutic committee about formularies. PDP sponsors must also report any formulary changes that were made by an affiliated committee and provide justifications for these decisions...

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
Timeline · 2 actions
Jul 20, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jul 20, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.