Pharmacists Fight Back in Medicare and Medicaid Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6609 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6609 To amend titles XI, XVIII, and XIX of the Social Security Act to establish certain requirements under Medicare and Medicaid with respect to prescription drug benefits and pharmacy benefit managers. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 11, 2025 Mr. Auchincloss (for himself, Mrs. Harshbarger, Mr. Comer, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Ciscomani, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Deluzio, Mr. Peters, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Budzinski, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Goldman of Texas, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Subramanyam, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Bishop, and Ms. McCollum) introduced the following bill; which was 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 _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend titles XI, XVIII, and XIX of the Social Security Act to establish certain requirements under Medicare and Medicaid with respect to prescription drug benefits and pharmacy benefit managers. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Pharmacists Fight Back in Medicare and Medicaid Act''. SEC. 2. ESTABLISHING CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO PBMS. (a) Medicare.-- (1) Prescription drug plans.--Section 1860D-12 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-112) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(h) Requirements Relating to Pharmacy Benefit Managers.--For plan years beginning on or after January 1,