SENATE 298117th CongressReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S4857)
A resolution designating July 15, 2021, as "National Leiomyosarcoma Awareness Day" and the month of July 2021 as "National Sarcoma Awareness Month".
- Last Action
- 7/13/2021
Actions
- 2021-02-08Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 2021-02-08Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-02-08 (00)
Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2021
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. The report must address the use of rebates and fees, the average prior authorization approval time, and the use of step therapy within the 10 largest pharmacy benefit managers.
Cosponsors (1)
- Mike Braun (R-IN)
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- Drug therapy
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government studies and investigations
- Health care costs and insurance
- Inflation and prices
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Prescription drugs
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