#aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
#beec  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend title      
,,xviii of the ,social ,security ,act to
 prohibit health plans and pharmacy     
benefit managers from restricting       
pharmacies from informing individuals   
regarding the prices for certain drugs  
and biologicals4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,know the     
,lowest ,price ,act of #bjah4  #b4      
,prohibition on limiting certain        
information on drug prices  7a7 ,in     
general ,section #ahfj;,d-#d of the     
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#aciew-#ajd7 is amended by adding at the
 end the following new subsection3  7m7 
,prohibition on limiting certain        
information on drug prices ,a ,,pdp     
sponsor and a ,medicare ,advantage      
organization shall ensure that each     
prescription drug plan or ,,ma-,,pd plan
 offered by the sponsor or organization 
does not restrict a pharmacy that       
dispenses a prescription drug or        
biological from informing1 nor penalize 

such pharmacy for informing1 an enrollee
 in such plan of any differential       
between the negotiated price of1 or     
copayment or coinsurance for1 the drug  
or biological to the enrollee under the 
plan and a lower price the individual   
would pay for the drug or biological if 
the enrollee obtained the drug without  
using any health insurance coverage4  4 
7b7 ,effective date ,the amendment made 
by subsection 7a7 shall apply to plan   
years beginning on or after ,january #a1
 #bjbj4  ,passed the ,senate ,september 
#d1 #bjah4,secretary