Pharmacy benefit managers and health carriers required to include lower-cost drugs in their formularies, and formulary structure and formulary tiering for each health plan required to give preference to the drug with the lowest out-of-pocket cost to the patient.
Sponsored By: Steve Elkins (Democratic)
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Bill Overview
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Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Steve Elkins
Democratic • House
Cosponsors
Esther Agbaje
Democratic • House
Kristin Bahner
Democratic • House
Matt Norris
Democratic • House
Liz Reyer
Democratic • House
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
Actions Timeline
Author added Agbaje
4/2/2025HouseAuthor added Reyer
3/20/2025HouseAuthor added Bahner
3/13/2025HouseAuthor added Norris
2/20/2025HouseIntroduction and first reading, referred to Health Finance and Policy
2/17/2025House
Bill Text
As Introduced
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