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,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bj1 #bjah,mr4   
,c>t] ( ,georgia 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,wel*1
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,georgia1 ,mr4 ,coll9s ( ,georgia1 &    
,mrs4 ,mc,morris ,rodg]s7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a     
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public ,heal?       
,s]vice ,act to nullify c]ta9           
contractual provisions prohibit+ or     
p5aliz+ a ph>maci/'s disclosure ( !     
availability ( !rapeutically equival5t  
alt]native drugs1 or alt]native me?ods (
 pur*as+ ! prescription drug1 t are less
 exp5sive1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,prescription ,transp>5cy ,act ( #bjah4 
#b4 ,prohibit$ gag provisions ,"p ,b (  
title ,,iii ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdc et seq47 is    
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3        
#cbj;,b4 ,prohibit$ gag provisions  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,no contract t is betwe5-- 7#a7

 a heal? insur] or any entity t provides
 ph>macy b5efits managem5t s]vices on   
behalf ( a heal? insur] 7commonly ref]r$
 to z a ph>macy b5efit manag]72 &  7#b7 
a ph>macy1 ph>maci/1 or a ph>macy's     
contract+ ag5t1 su* z a ph>macy s]vices 
adm9i/rative organization1  may conta9 a
 provision prohibit+ or p5aliz+ 7includ+
 ?r\gh increas$ utilization review1     
r$uc$ paym5ts1 or o!r f9ancial          
dis9c5tives7 a ph>maci/'s disclosure to 
an individual pur*as+ a prescription    
drug ( in=mation reg>d+ ! co/ ( !       
prescription drug to ! individual       
7includ+ any copaym5t or co9surance71 or
 reg>d+ ! availability ( any            
!rapeutically equival5t alt]native drug1
 or alt]native me?ods ( pur*as+ !       
prescription drug 7includ+ pay+ a ca%   
price71 t are less exp5sive ?an ! co/ ( 
! prescription drug to ! individual4    
7b7 ,null & void ,any provision describ$
 9 subsection 7a7 9 a contract describ$ 
9 subsection 7a7 is null & void4  7c7   
,applicability ,subsection 7a7 applies  

only ) respect to contracts1 & contract 
add5da1 ent]$ into or r5ew$ on or aft] !
 date ( enactm5t ( ! ,prescription      
,transp>5cy ,act ( #bjah4  7d7          
,regulations & guidance ,! ,secret>y may
 issue su* regulations & guidance z may 
be necess>y = implem5tation ( ?is       
section4  7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is        
section3 7#a7 ,! t]m drug has ! mean+   
giv5 to su* t]m 9 section #bja ( !      
,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act4  
7#b7 ,! t]m heal? insur] means a heal?  
insurance issu] 7z def9$ 9 section      
#bgia7 (f]+ heal? insurance cov]age 7z  
def9$ 9 su* section7 9 ! individual or  
gr\p m>ket or a sponsor ( a gr\p heal?  
plan 7z def9$ 9 su* section74  7#c7 ,!  
t]m prescription drug means a drug      
subject to section #ejc7;b77#a7 ( !     
,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act4  
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