H.R. 5400 · 118th Congress · House

NO PBMs Act

Active· Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Introduced
Sep 12, 23
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Neighborhood Options for Patients Buying Medicines Act or the NO PBMs Act

This bill specifies that prescription drug plan sponsors and pharmacy benefit managers under the Medicare prescription drug benefit must permit any pharmacy that meets the plan's contractual terms for network participation to participate in that network and that such terms must be reasonable. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must set standards for reasonable terms.

Action Timeline

6
  1. DEC 17, 2024Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

  2. SEP 15, 2023Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

  3. SEP 12, 2023IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. SEP 12, 2023IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  5. SEP 12, 2023IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  6. SEP 12, 2023IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Committees

4

Health Subcommittee

hswm02

Referred: Dec 17, 2024

Active

Health Subcommittee

hsif14

Referred: Sep 15, 2023

Active

Ways and Means Committee

hswm00

Referred: Sep 12, 2023

Active

Energy and Commerce Committee

hsif00

Referred: Sep 12, 2023

Active