Sec. 2. PROHIBITION ON LIMITING CERTAIN INFORMATION ON DRUG PRICES
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## SEC. 2 PROHIBITION ON LIMITING CERTAIN INFORMATION ON DRUG PRICES Subpart II of part A of title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-11 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: > > ## “SEC. SEC. 2729 INFORMATION ON PRESCRIPTION DRUGS > > > ### “(a) In General > > A group health plan or a health insurance issuer offering group or individual health insurance coverage shall— > > > #### “(1) > > not restrict, directly or indirectly, any pharmacy that dispenses a prescription drug to an enrollee in the plan or coverage from informing (or penalize such pharmacy for informing) an enrollee of any differential between the enrollee’s out-of-pocket cost under the plan or coverage with respect to acquisition of the drug and the amount an individual would pay for acquisition of the drug without using any health plan or health insurance coverage; and > > > #### “(2) > > ensure that any entity that provides pharmacy benefits management services under a contract with any such health plan or health insurance coverage does not, with respect to such plan or coverage, restrict, directly or indirectly, a pharmacy that dispenses a prescription drug from informing (or penalize such pharmacy for informing) an enrollee of any differential between the enrollee’s out-of-pocket cost under the plan or coverage with respect to acquisition of the drug and the amount an individual would pay for acquisition of the drug without using any health plan or health insurance coverage. > > > ### “(b) Definition > > For purposes of this section, the term ‘out-of-pocket cost’, with respect to acquisition of a drug, means the amount to be paid by the enrollee under the plan or coverage, including any cost-sharing (including any deductible, copayment, or coinsurance) and, as determined by the Secretary, any other expenditure.” > .
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PROHIBITION ON LIMITING CERTAIN INFORMATION ON DRUG PRICES
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