Ending the Prescription Drug Kickback Act of 2023
Latest action · Apr 19, 2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 19, 2023
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Ending the Prescription Drug Kickback Act of 2023
This bill generally prohibits prescription drug manufacturers from providing rebates to pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) or private health insurance plans.
Specifically, the bill eliminates the safe harbor for rebates, or other payments, provided to PBMs that are intended to influence the applicable cost-sharing tier of the drug (e.g., placing the drug in a more favorable formulary tier).
The bill further prohibits health insurance plans from receiving such rebates with respect to a prescription drug covered by the plan. Plans also must ensure PBMs do not receive any such rebates.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Apr 19, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 19, 2023Introduced in Senate
- Apr 19, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to prohibit the distribution and receipt of rebates for prescription drugs.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Ending the Prescription Drug Kickback Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 19, 2023Introduced in Senate
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