,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eddb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #af1       
#bjai,ms4 ,porter 7for herself and ,ms4 
,de,lauro7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 and
 in addition to the ,committee on ,ways 
and ,means1 for a period to be          
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title ,,xxvii of   
the ,public ,health ,service ,act and   
title ,,xviii of the ,social ,security  
,act to require pharmacies to disclose  
any differential between the cost of a  
prescription drug based on whether      
certain individuals use prescription    
drug coverage to acquire such drug1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,lowest  
,price for ,patients ,act 4  #b4        
,requirement for pharmacies to disclose 

any differential between the cost of a  
prescription drug based on whether      
certain individuals use prescription    
drug coverage to acquire such drug  7a7 
,enrollees of prescription drug coverage
 under a group health plan or a health  
insurance issuer offering group or      
individual health insurance coverage    
,section #bgbi7;a7 of the ,public       
,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#cjj;gg-#bi7;a77 is amended--  7#a7 in  
paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 by striking not   
restrict1 directly or indirectly1 and   
inserting provide that2 and  7,b7 by    
striking from informing 7or penalize    
such pharmacy for informing7 and        
inserting inform2 and  7#b7 in paragraph
 7#b7--  7,a7 by striking ensure and    
inserting provide2  7,b7 by striking    
does not1 with respect to such plan or  
coverage1 restrict1 directly or         
indirectly1 and inserting requires under
 such contract that2 and  7,c7 by       
striking from informing 7or penalize    
such pharmacy for informing7 and        

inserting inform4  7b7 ,enrollees of    
prescription drug coverage under a      
prescription drug plan or ,,ma-,,pd plan
 ,section #ahfj;,d-#d of the ,social    
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#aciew-#ajd7 is amended--  7#a7 by      
redesignating the subsection 7m7 as     
inserted by section #fjfc7;c7 of the    
,,support for ,patients and ,communities
 ,act as subsection 7n72 and  7#b7 by   
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7o7 ,pharmacy disclosure of
 the price of a drug for an enrollee    
using and not using prescription drug   
coverage ,for plan year #bjbj and each  
subsequent plan year1 a ,,pdp sponsor   
and a ,medicare ,advantage organization 
offering a prescription drug plan or    
,,ma-,,pd plan under a contract with an 
entity that provides pharmacy benefits  
management services on behalf of such   
,,ma-,,pd plan shall provide that each  
pharmacy that dispenses a coverage part 
,d drug shall inform an enrollee of any 
differential between--  7#a7 the price  

of the drug for an individual that is an
 enrollee under such prescription drug  
plan or ,,ma-,,pd plan 7as the case may 
be7 using such plan2 and  7#b7 the price
 of the drug for such individual        
described in paragraph 7#a7 without     
using such plan4  4