S. 1909: Pharmacy DIR Reform To Reduce Senior Drug Costs Act
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S. 1909: Pharmacy DIR Reform To Reduce Senior Drug Costs Act
117th Congress · introduced 2021-05-27 · Health · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2021-05-27 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
Pharmacy DIR Reform To Reduce Senior Drug Costs Act
Plain summary
Pharmacy DIR Reform To Reduce Senior Drug Costs Act This bill establishes certain requirements for prescription drug plans and the prices of covered drugs under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Specifically, the bill requires price concessions, payments, and fees that are negotiated with a pharmacy to be included in a drug's negotiated price, excluding incentive payments, and for this price to be provided at the point of sale. Additionally, prescription drug plans must report price concessions or incentive payments that are made after payment for covered drugs at the point of sale, including by contracted intermediaries, to the pharmacy at least annually. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must establish standardized pharmacy performance measures with respect to incentive payments and price concessions; such measures must account for all pharmacy types, including specialty pharmacies, and focus on patient health outcomes and other targeted areas.
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Pharmacy DIR Reform To Reduce Senior Drug Costs Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · 14 cosponsors
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Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), James Lankford (R-OK), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), John Boozman (R-AR), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), John Thune (R-SD), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME), Joni Ernst (R-IA)
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- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117s1909.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/s>
Record fed-us-cong117-s1909 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117