To improve the bill.

1. Rewrites section 2

   Replaces

   In S. 2553 · Introduced in Senate

   SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON LIMITING CERTAIN INFORMATION ON DRUG PRICES.

   (a) In General.--Section 1860D-4 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-104) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

   Struck: "(m) Prohibition on Limiting Certain Information on Drug Prices.-- A PDP sponsor and a Medicare Advantage organization shall ensure that--

   "([struck: 1][inserted: m]) [struck: any health benefits plan offered by the ][inserted: Prohibition on Limiting Certain Information on Drug Prices.--A PDP ]sponsor [struck: or ][inserted: and a Medicare Advantage ]organization[struck: , including a ][inserted: shall ensure that each ]prescription drug plan [struck: and an ][inserted: or ]MA-PD plan[struck: , ][inserted: offered by the sponsor or organization ]does not restrict a pharmacy that dispenses a prescription drug or biological from informing[struck: (or][inserted: , nor] penalize such pharmacy for informing[struck: )][inserted: ,] an enrollee [inserted: in such plan ]of any differential between the [inserted: negotiated ]price of[struck: ][inserted: , or copayment or coinsurance for, ]the drug or biological to the enrollee under the plan and [struck: the ][inserted: a lower ]price the individual would pay for the drug or biological if the enrollee obtained the drug without using any health insurance coverage[struck: ; and][inserted: .".]

   Struck: "(2) any entity that provides pharmacy benefits management services under a contract with any health benefits plan offered by the sponsor or organization does not, with respect to such plan or any health benefits plan that the entity contracts with to provide pharmacy benefits management services and that is offered by an entity other than such sponsor or organization, restrict a pharmacy that dispenses a prescription drug or biological from informing (or penalize such pharmacy for informing) an enrollee of any differential between the price of the drug or biological to the enrollee under the plan and the price the individual would pay for the drug or biological if the enrollee obtained the drug without using any health insurance coverage.".

   (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2020.

   Original wording

   Strike section 2 and insert the following:

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As printed