,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajjej  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #be1 #bjbd,ms4
 ,maloy 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,kri%namoor?i1 &
 ,mrs4 ,h>%b>g]7 introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to !    
,committee on ,ways & ,means1 = a p]iod 
to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 
9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*         
provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! 
committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
require ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human   
,s]vices to conduct a /udy on ph>macy   
b5efit manag] audit practices4  #a4     
,/udy on ph>macy b5efit manag] audit    
practices ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( 
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices %all1 tak+ into
 acc\nt input f indep5d5t ph>maci/s1    
ph>macy b5efit manag]s1 heal? c>e       
provid]s1 & appropriate ag5cies1 conduct
 a /udy & submit to ,congress a report  
on audit practices ( ph>macy b5efit     
manag]s ) respect to drugs disp5s$ "u ! 

,m$ic>e & ,m$icaid programs1 gr\p heal? 
plans1 & gr\p or individual heal?       
insurance cov]age4 ,su* report %all     
include ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,an assessm5t ( !
 f9ancial & op]ations impacts ( curr5t  
ph>macy b5efit manag] audit requirem5ts 
on indep5d5t & o!r retail community     
ph>macies4  7#b7 ,an evaluation ( !     
appropriat5ess ( curr5t pur*ase         
docum5tation timeframes 9 relation to   
m$ication %elf lives1 includ+ ) respect 
to m$ications t h a %elf life approv$ by
 ! ,food & ,drug ,adm9i/ration ( #b ye>s
 or m4  7#c7 ,an evaluation ( !         
transp>5cy ( curr5t & hi/oric ph>macy   
b5efit manag] audit requirem5ts &       
recomm5dations on h[ to make su*        
requirem5ts m transp>5t & less burd5some
 on ph>maci/s4  7#d7 ,be/ practices =   
ph>macy b5efit manag] audit processes t 
ensure fairness & ease burd5s on        
ph>maci/s )\t compromis+ ! integrity ( !
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