Preserving Patient Access to Long-Term Care Pharmacies Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5031 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5031 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to temporarily provide for long-term care pharmacy supply fees in connection with the dispensing of certain drugs. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 22, 2025 Ms. Van Duyne (for herself, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Mr. Jack, and Ms. Ross) 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 title XVIII of the Social Security Act to temporarily provide for long-term care pharmacy supply fees in connection with the dispensing of certain drugs. 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 ``Preserving Patient Access to Long- Term Care Pharmacies Act''. SEC. 2. LONG TERM CARE PHARMACY SUPPLY FEE. (a) In General.--Section 1860D-4(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-104(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(F) Long-term care pharmacy supply fees.-- ``(i) Plan reimbursement to pharmacy.-- ``(I) In general.--For plan years 2026 and 2027, for each specified prescription dispensed by a long-term care pharmacy to an enrollee during such plan year, each PDP sponsor of a prescription drug plan and each MA organization offering an MA-PD plan shall pay such pharmacy a supply fee in an amount equal to-- ``(aa) for plan year 2026, $30; and ``(bb) for plan year 202