{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.crapo.senate.gov/media/newsreleases/crapo-wyden-introduce-bipartisan-pharmacy-benefit-manager-legislation", "Crapo, Wyden Introduce Bipartisan Pharmacy Benefit Manager Legislation", "2025-12-04", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "Senate", "ID", "Mike Crapo", "C000880", "www.crapo.senate.gov", "crapo", "https://www.crapo.senate.gov/media/newsreleases", "scraper", "\u201cPharmacy benefit managers should not profit from overcharging patients for their prescriptions,\u201d said Crapo. \u201cThis bipartisan legislation is a decisive step toward making the prescription drug market easier to navigate for both patients and pharmacies. These proposals form a strong foundation for additional efforts to promote pharmacy access, demystify drug pricing and reduce costs for both taxpayers and seniors.\u201d\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s long past time to go after middlemen who are making Americans\u2019 prescription drugs more expensive,\u201d Wyden said. \u201cThe Finance Committee has put forward a comprehensive approach to stop the pharmacy benefit manager business practices that are harming seniors and taxpayers who count on Medicare to deliver affordable prescription drugs. It\u2019s time to get this done.\u201d\n\nDelink PBM compensation from their negotiated rebates to disincentivize PBMs from promoting higher-priced medications;\n\nIncrease PBM reporting requirements to Medicare Part D plan sponsors and to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and empower Part D plan sponsors to audit their PBM for compliance with contract requirements;\n\nReinforce existing requirements that plan sponsors contract with any willing pharmacy that meets their standard contract terms and conditions to better protect independent pharmacies in rural areas from practices that have contributed to widespread closures;\n\nRequire participation by retail community pharmacies in the National Average Drug Acquisition Cost (NADAC) survey, which would ensure accurate Medicaid payments to pharmacies; and\n\nMandate PBMs pass Medicaid payments directly to pharmacies to ensure transparent drug costs for states and taxpayers.\n\nSenators John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), Michael Bennet (D-Colorado), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nevada), Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), Maggie Hassan (D-New Hampshire), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Ben Ray Luj\u00e1n (D-New Mexico), Steve Daines (R-Montana), Tina Smith (D-Minnesota), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Mark Warner (D-Virginia), James Lankford (R-Oklahoma), Raphael Warnock (D-Georgia), Roger Marshall (R-Kansas), Peter Welch (D-Vermont), John Thune (R-South Dakota), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) and Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) co-sponsored the PBM Price Transparency and Accountability Act.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.crapo.senate.gov/media/newsreleases/crapo-wyden-introduce-bipartisan-pharmacy-benefit-manager-legislation"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.312705222517252, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}