[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2436 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2436

  To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to assure pharmacy 
             access and choice for Medicare beneficiaries.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 20, 2023

 Mr. Manchin (for himself and Mrs. Blackburn) introduced the following 
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to assure pharmacy 
             access and choice for Medicare beneficiaries.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Neighborhood Options for Patients 
Buying Medicines Act'' or the ``NO PBMs Act''.

SEC. 2. ASSURING PHARMACY ACCESS AND CHOICE FOR MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES.

    Section 1860D-4(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-
104(b)(1)) is amended by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
following:
                    ``(A) In general.--
                            ``(i) Participation of any willing 
                        pharmacy.--A PDP sponsor offering a 
                        prescription drug plan or a pharmacy benefit 
                        manager acting to develop a pharmacy network on 
                        behalf of such plan shall permit the 
                        participation of any pharmacy that meets the 
                        standard contract terms and conditions under 
                        such plan to participate as a network pharmacy 
                        of such plan.
                            ``(ii) Contract terms and conditions.--In 
                        accordance with clause (i), contract terms and 
                        conditions offered by such PDP sponsor or 
                        pharmacy benefit manager shall be reasonable 
                        and relevant. Notwithstanding any other 
                        provision of law, not later than January 1, 
                        2026, the Secretary shall establish standards 
                        for reasonable and relevant contract terms and 
                        conditions for purposes of this clause.''.
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