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On the recordJuly 20, 2023
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S.2405 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Pharmacy Access for Seniors Act''. SEC. 2. ASSURING PHARMACY ACCESS AND CHOICE FOR MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES. Section 1860D-4(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-104(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(F) Limited access drugs.-- ``(i) Limitation on restrictions or limits on access.--For each plan year (beginning with plan year 2026), a PDP sponsor offering a prescription drug plan or pharmacy benefit manager-- ``(I) may not restrict or limit access to any covered part D drug to a subset of their network pharmacies, other than with respect to a limited access drug, as defined in clause (v); and ``(II) shall record in writing the rationale for why a covered part D drug meets the definition of a limited access drug under clause (v) and maintain written records of any such rationales, if such plan restricts or limits access to a limited access drug to a subset of network pharmacies.…
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