H.R. 5197 · 119th Congress · House

Protect Beneficiaries from Middlemen Act

Active· Introduced in House
Introduced
Sep 8, 25
Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Sent to President
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Signed into Law
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Executive Summary

Protect Beneficiaries from Middlemen Act

This bill limits cost-sharing for covered drugs under the Medicare prescription drug benefit and Medicare Advantage.

Specifically, for costs above the deductible but below the annual out-of-pocket threshold, the bill limits cost-sharing to the average net price of the drug (i.e., the average amount paid less any rebates) or the cash price (i.e., the price charged to an individual without insurance), whichever is lower. 

The Government Accountability Office must report on the bill's implementation.

Action Timeline

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  1. SEP 08, 2025House floor actions

    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.

  2. SEP 08, 2025Library of Congress

    Introduced in House

Committees

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Ways and Means Committee

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Referred: Sep 8, 2025

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Energy and Commerce Committee

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Referred: Sep 8, 2025

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