,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #acgd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #bg1 #bjbc ,mr4 
,m>%all 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,m>key1 ,mr4   
,grassley1 & ,mr4 ,ka9e7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1  
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
prohibit gr\p heal? plans & heal?       
insurance issu]s f ent]+ into contracts 
t w\ld prev5t or re/rict pati5t access  
to drug pric+ in=mation o!rwise         
available ?r\gh consum] decision-support
 tools4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may  
be cit$ z ! ,pati5t ,"r to ,%op ,act4   
#b4 ,prohibition on block+ consum]      
decision-support tools  7a7 ,,phsa ,"p  
,d ( title ,,xxvii ( ! ,public ,heal?   
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg-#aaa
 et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !   
foll[+3  #bgii;,a-#aa4 ,prohibition on  
block+ consum] decision-support tools   
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,a gr\p heal? plan or a    
heal? insurance issu] (f]+ gr\p or      
individual heal? insurance cov]age %all 

n ent] into a contract ) an entity t    
provides ph>macy b5efit managem5t       
s]vices ) respect to su* plan or cov]age
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t]ms1 conditions1 or co/s t w\ld prev5t 
or re/rict a ?ird p>ty :o is 9 contract 
) ! plan or issu] to provide a consum]  
decision-support tool f us+ relevant    
in=mation reg>d+ prescription drug      
b5efits "u ! plan or cov]age t are      
adm9i/]$ by ! entity provid+ ph>macy    
b5efit managem5t s]vices 9 contract ) ! 
plan or issu]2 or  7#b7 fails to cle>ly 
/ate t ! entity provid+ ph>macy b5efit  
managem5t s]vices is requir$ to provide 
data requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 9 ma*9e   
readable =mat = ! op]ability1           
implem5tation1 & utilization ( any su*  
consum] decision-support tool at no co/ 
7direct or indirect7 to ! gr\p heal?    
plan1 heal? insurance issu]1 or ! ?ird  
p>ty provid+ su* consum] decision       
support4  7b7 ,consum] decision-,support
 tool ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m consum]     
decision-support tool means a tool      

design$ to in=m enrollees 9 a gr\p heal?
 plan or heal? insurance cov]age ab\t   
all co/s = prescription drugs cov]$ by !
 plan or cov]age1 includ+ out-(-pocket1 
copaym5t1 & co9surance responsibility1 z
 well z additional sav+s opportunities  
?r\gh o!r *annels su* z manufactur]     
copaym5t assi/ance1 ca% price1 & mail   
ord] ph>macy b5efits4  4  7b7 ,,erisa   
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,subp>t ,b ( "p #g (      
subtitle ,b ( title ,i ( ! ,employee    
,retirem5t ,income ,security ,act (     
#aigd 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #aahe et seq47 is  
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #gbf4 
,prohibition on block+ consum]          
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gr\p heal? plan or a heal? insurance    
issu] (f]+ gr\p heal? insurance cov]age 
%all n ent] into a contract ) an entity 
t provides ph>macy b5efit managem5t     
s]vices ) respect to su* plan or cov]age
 if su* contract--  7#a7 includes any   
t]ms1 conditions1 or co/s t w\ld prev5t 
or re/rict a ?ird p>ty :o is 9 contract 
) ! plan or issu] to provide a consum]  

decision-support tool f us+ relevant    
in=mation reg>d+ prescription drug      
b5efits "u ! plan or cov]age t are      
adm9i/]$ by ! entity provid+ ph>macy    
b5efit managem5t s]vices 9 contract ) ! 
plan or issu]2 or  7#b7 fails to cle>ly 
/ate t ! entity provid+ ph>macy b5efit  
managem5t s]vices is requir$ to provide 
data requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 9 ma*9e   
readable =mat = ! op]ability1           
implem5tation1 & utilization ( any su*  
consum] decision-support tool at no co/ 
7direct or indirect7 to ! gr\p heal?    
plan1 heal? insurance issu]1 or ! ?ird  
p>ty provid+ su* consum] decision       
support4  7b7 ,consum] decision-,support
 tool ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m consum]     
decision-support tool means a tool      
design$ to in=m p>ticipants &           
b5efici>ies 9 a gr\p heal? plan or heal?
 insurance cov]age ab\t all co/s =      
prescription drugs cov]$ by ! plan or   
cov]age1 includ+ out-(-pocket1 copaym5t1
 & co9surance responsibility1 z well z  
additional sav+s opportunities ?r\gh o!r

 *annels su* z manufactur] copaym5t     
assi/ance1 ca% price1 & mail ord]       
ph>macy b5efits4  4  7#b7 ,cl]ical      
am5dm5t ,! table ( cont5ts 9 section #a 
( ! ,employee ,retirem5t ,income        
,security ,act ( #aigd 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4   
#ajja et seq47 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] !
 item relat+ to section #gbe ! foll[+3  
,sec4 #gbf4 ,prohibition on block+      
consum] decision-support tools4  4  7c7 
,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code  7#a7 ,9 g5]al   
,sub*apt] ,b ( *apt] #ajj ( ! ,int]nal  
,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+ new section3  #ihbf4  
,prohibition on block+ consum]          
decision-support tools  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,a 
gr\p heal? plan (f]+ gr\p heal?         
insurance cov]age %all n ent] into a    
contract ) an entity t provides ph>macy 
b5efit managem5t s]vices ) respect to   
su* plan if su* contract--  7#a7        
includes any t]ms1 conditions1 or co/s t
 w\ld prev5t or re/rict a ?ird p>ty :o  
is 9 contract ) ! plan to provide a     
consum] decision-support tool f us+     

relevant in=mation reg>d+ prescription  
drug b5efits "u ! plan t are adm9i/]$ by
 ! entity provid+ ph>macy b5efit        
managem5t s]vices 9 contract ) ! plan2  
or  7#b7 fails to cle>ly /ate t ! entity
 provid+ ph>macy b5efit managem5t       
s]vices is requir$ to provide data      
requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 9 ma*9e        
readable =mat = ! op]ability1           
implem5tation1 & utilization ( any su*  
consum] decision-support tool at no co/ 
7direct or indirect7 to ! gr\p heal?    
plan or ! ?ird p>ty provid+ su* consum] 
decision support4  7b7 ,consum]         
decision-,support tool ,9 ?is section1 !
 t]m consum] decision-support tool means
 a tool design$ to in=m p>ticipants &   
b5efici>ies 9 a gr\p heal? plan ab\t all
 co/s = prescription drugs cov]$ by !   
plan1 includ+ out-(-pocket1 copaym5t1 & 
co9surance responsibility1 z well z     
additional sav+s opportunities ?r\gh o!r
 *annels su* z manufactur] copaym5t     
assi/ance1 ca% price1 & mail ord]       
ph>macy b5efits4  4  7#b7 ,cl]ical      

am5dm5t ,! table ( sections = sub*apt]  
,b ( *apt] #ajj ( su* ,code is am5d$ by 
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new item3  ,sec4 
#ihbf4 ,prohibition on block+ consum]   
decision-support tools4  4  7d7         
,application ,! am5dm5ts made by        
subsections 7a71 7b71 & 7c7 %all apply )
 respect to plan ye>s beg9n+ on or aft] 
! date t is #b ye>s aft] ! date (       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7e7 ,regulations  
,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1
 ! ,secret>y ( ,labor1 & ! ,secret>y ( !
 ,treasury %all jo9tly promulgate       
regulations to c>ry out ! am5dm5ts made 
by subsections 7a71 7b71 & 7c71 & %all  
issue draft regulations n lat] ?an #a   
ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4