To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for oversight of pharmacy benefit manager services.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for oversight of pharmacy benefit manager services., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Healthcare, Finance.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HEF2F94BA7B184BB4A30B9771FC57660F: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Better Deals and Lower Prices Act.
- Section H0B010F1B20DB482FA1F6B59F351201F1: 2. Oversight of pharmacy benefits manager services Subchapter B of chapter 100 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the...
- Section H71715DDEB2984732BBD57E81A52A3536: 9826. Oversight of pharmacy benefits manager services For plan years beginning on or after the date that is 3 years after the date of enactment of this...
- Section H51B864D759924AE580214A5577F58443: 2799A–11. Oversight of pharmacy benefits manager services For plan years beginning on or after the date that is 3 years after the date of enactment of this...
- Section HF8F86E6FCFF64391AB28EBDA4FF4AE86: 726. Oversight of pharmacy benefits manager services For plan years beginning on or after the date that is 3 years after the date of enactment of this section,...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for oversight of pharmacy benefit manager services., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Healthcare, Finance
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for oversight of pharmacy benefit manager services., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Arrington introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_labor"
- → Secretary of Labor
- "secretary_of_treasury"
- → Secretary of the Treasury
- "secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
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