,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #beec  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #ad1    
#bjah ,ms4 ,stabenow 7for herself1 ,ms4 
,collins1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1   
,mrs4 ,mc,caskill1 and ,mr4 ,barrasso7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,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-- 7#a7   
any health benefits plan offered by the 
sponsor or organization1 including a    
prescription drug plan and an ,,ma-,,pd 
plan1 does not restrict a pharmacy that 
dispenses a prescription drug or        
biological from informing 7or penalize  
such pharmacy for informing7 an enrollee
 of any differential between the price  
of the drug or biological to the        
enrollee under the plan and the price   
the individual would pay for the drug or
 biological if the enrollee obtained the
 drug without using any health insurance
 coverage2 and  7#b7 any entity that    
provides pharmacy benefits management   
services under a contract with any      
health benefits plan offered by the     
sponsor or organization does not1 with  
respect to such plan or any health      
benefits plan that the entity contracts 
with to provide pharmacy benefits       
management services and that is offered 
by an entity other than such sponsor or 

organization1 restrict a pharmacy that  
dispenses a prescription drug or        
biological from informing 7or penalize  
such pharmacy for informing7 an enrollee
 of any differential between the price  
of the drug or biological to the        
enrollee under the plan and the 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