Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2019

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Bill Number

S 1532

Introduced

May 16, 2019

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Topics

Congressional oversight Drug therapy Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government studies and investigations Health Health care costs and insurance Inflation and prices Medicaid Medicare Prescription drugs

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Summary

Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2019

This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on the role of pharmacy benefit managers in the pharmaceutical supply chain and recommend legislative actions to lower the cost of prescription drugs.

Actions

May 16, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 16, 2019

Introduced in Senate

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