100 
ty providing pharmacy benefit management 
services under such plan, including manda-
tory mail and specialty home delivery pro-
grams, retail and mail auto-refill pro-
grams, and cost-sharing assistance incen-
tives directly or indirectly funded by such 
entity; and 
‘‘(vi) total gross spending on all drugs 
under the plan during the reporting period. 
‘‘(3) OPT-IN FOR GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE 
COVERAGE OFFERED BY A SPECIFIED LARGE EM-
PLOYER OR THAT IS A SPECIFIED LARGE PLAN.—In 
the case of group health insurance coverage offered 
in connection with a group health plan that is of-
fered by a specified large employer or is a specified 
large plan, such group health plan may, on an an-
nual basis, for plan years beginning on or after the 
date that is 30 months after the date of enactment 
of this section, elect to require an entity providing 
pharmacy benefit management services on behalf of 
the health insurance issuer to submit to such group 
health plan a report that includes all of the informa-
tion described in paragraph (2)(A), in addition to 
the information described in paragraph (2)(B). 
‘‘(4) PRIVACY REQUIREMENTS.— 
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—An entity providing 
pharmacy benefit management services on be-
half of a group health plan shall report infor-
mation under paragraph (1) in a manner con-
sistent with the privacy regulations promul-
gated under section 13402(a) of the Health In-
formation Technology for Economic and Clin-
ical Health Act (42 U.S.C. 17932(a)) and con-
sistent with the privacy regulations promul-
gated under the Health Insurance Portability 
and Accountability Act of 1996 in part 160 and 
subparts A and E of part 164 of title 45, Code 
of Federal Regulations (or successor regula-
tions) (referred to in this paragraph as the 
‘HIPAA privacy regulations’) and shall restrict 
the use and disclosure of such information ac-
cording to such privacy regulations and such 
HIPAA privacy regulations. 
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—An entity pro-
viding pharmacy benefit management serv-
ices on behalf of a group health plan that 
submits a report under paragraph (1) shall 
ensure that such report contains only sum-
mary health information, as defined in sec-
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tion 164.504(a) of title 45, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations (or successor regulations). 
‘‘(ii) RESTRICTIONS.—In carrying out 
this subsection, a group health plan shall 
comply with section 164.504(f) of title 45, 
Code of Federal Regulations (or a suc-
cessor regulation), and a plan sponsor shall 
act in accordance with the terms of the 
agreement described in such section. 
‘‘(C) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.— 
‘‘(i) Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to modify the requirements for 
the creation, receipt, maintenance, or 
transmission of protected health informa-
tion under the HIPAA privacy regulations. 
‘‘(ii) Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to affect the application of any 
Federal or State privacy or civil rights law, 
including the HIPAA privacy regulations, 
the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination 
Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–233) (in-
cluding the amendments made by such 
Act), the Americans with Disabilities Act 
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.), section 
504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
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U.S.C. 794), section 1557 of the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 
U.S.C. 18116), title VI of the Civil Rights 
Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d), and title 
VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 
U.S.C. 2000e). 
‘‘(D) WRITTEN NOTICE.—Each plan year, 
group health plans shall provide to each partici-
pant or beneficiary written notice informing the 
participant or beneficiary of the requirement for 
entities providing pharmacy benefit manage-
ment services on behalf of the group health 
plan to submit reports to group health plans 
under paragraph (1), as applicable, which may 
include incorporating such notification in plan 
documents provided to the participant or bene-
ficiary, or providing individual notification. 
‘‘(E) LIMITATION
TO
BUSINESS
ASSOCI-
ATES.—A group health plan receiving a report 
under paragraph (1) may disclose such informa-
tion only to the entity from which the report 
was received or to that entity’s business associ-
ates as defined in section 160.103 of title 45, 
Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regu-
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lations) or as permitted by the HIPAA privacy 
regulations. 
‘‘(F) CLARIFICATION REGARDING PUBLIC 
DISCLOSURE
OF
INFORMATION.—Nothing in 
this section shall prevent an entity providing 
pharmacy benefit management services on be-
half of a group health plan, from placing rea-
sonable restrictions on the public disclosure of 
the information contained in a report described 
in paragraph (1), except that such plan or enti-
ty may not— 
‘‘(i) restrict disclosure of such report 
to the Department of Health and Human 
Services, the Department of Labor, or the 
Department of the Treasury; or 
‘‘(ii) prevent disclosure for the pur-
poses of subsection (c), or any other public 
disclosure requirement under this section. 
‘‘(G) LIMITED
FORM
OF
REPORT.—The 
Secretary shall define through rulemaking a 
limited form of the report under paragraph (1) 
required with respect to any group health plan 
established by a plan sponsor that is, or is af-
filiated with, a drug manufacturer, drug whole-
saler, or other direct participant in the drug 
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supply chain, in order to prevent anti-competi-
tive behavior. 
‘‘(5) STANDARD FORMAT AND REGULATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of enactment of this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall specify through rule-
making a standard format for entities providing 
pharmacy benefit management services on be-
half of group health plans, to submit reports re-
quired under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(B) 
ADDITIONAL
REGULATIONS.—Not 
later than 18 months after the date of enact-
ment of this section, the Secretary shall, 
through rulemaking, promulgate any other final 
regulations necessary to implement the require-
ments of this section. In promulgating such 
regulations, the Secretary shall, to the extent 
practicable, align the reporting requirements 
under this section with the reporting require-
ments under section 9825. 
‘‘(c) REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO 
PARTICIPANTS OR BENEFICIARIES.—A group health plan, 
upon request of a participant or beneficiary, shall provide 
to such participant or beneficiary— 
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‘‘(1) the summary document described in sub-
section (b)(2)(B)(ii); and 
‘‘(2) the information described in subsection 
(b)(2)(A)(i)(III) with respect to a claim made by or 
on behalf of such participant or beneficiary. 
‘‘(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to permit a health insurance issuer, 
group health plan, entity providing pharmacy benefit man-
agement services on behalf of a group health plan or 
health insurance issuer, or other entity to restrict disclo-
sure to, or otherwise limit the access of, the Secretary to 
a report described in subsection (b)(1) or information re-
lated to compliance with subsections (a), (b), or (c) of this 
section or section 4980D(g) by such issuer, plan, or entity. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) APPLICABLE ENTITY.—The term ‘applica-
ble entity’ means— 
‘‘(A) an applicable group purchasing orga-
nization, drug manufacturer, distributor, whole-
saler, rebate aggregator (or other purchasing 
entity designed to aggregate rebates), or associ-
ated third party; 
‘‘(B) any subsidiary, parent, affiliate, or 
subcontractor of a group health plan, health in-
surance issuer, entity that provides pharmacy 
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benefit management services on behalf of such 
a plan or issuer, or any entity described in sub-
paragraph (A); or 
‘‘(C) such other entity as the Secretary 
may specify through rulemaking. 
‘‘(2) APPLICABLE GROUP PURCHASING ORGANI-
ZATION.—The term ‘applicable group purchasing or-
ganization’ means a group purchasing organization 
that is affiliated with or under common ownership 
with an entity providing pharmacy benefit manage-
ment services. 
‘‘(3) CONTRACTED COMPENSATION.—The term 
‘contracted compensation’ means the sum of any in-
gredient cost and dispensing fee for a drug (inclusive 
of the out-of-pocket costs to the participant or bene-
ficiary), or another analogous compensation struc-
ture that the Secretary may specify through regula-
tions. 
‘‘(4) GROSS
SPENDING.—The term ‘gross 
spending’, with respect to prescription drug benefits 
under a group health plan, means the amount spent 
by a group health plan on prescription drug benefits, 
calculated before the application of rebates, fees, al-
ternative discounts, or other remuneration. 
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‘‘(5) NET SPENDING.—The term ‘net spending’, 
with respect to prescription drug benefits under a 
group health plan, means the amount spent by a 
group health plan on prescription drug benefits, cal-
culated after the application of rebates, fees, alter-
native discounts, or other remuneration. 
‘‘(6) PLAN SPONSOR.—The term ‘plan sponsor’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 3(16)(B) 
of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 
1974 (29 U.S.C. 1002(16)(B)). 
‘‘(7) REMUNERATION.—The term ‘remunera-
tion’ has the meaning given such term by the Sec-
retary, through rulemaking, which shall be reevalu-
ated by the Secretary every 5 years. 
‘‘(8) SPECIFIED LARGE EMPLOYER.—The term 
‘specified large employer’ means, in connection with 
a group health plan established or maintained by a 
single employer, with respect to a calendar year or 
a plan year, as applicable, an employer who em-
ployed an average of at least 100 employees on busi-
ness days during the preceding calendar year or plan 
year and who employs at least 1 employee on the 
first day of the calendar year or plan year. 
‘‘(9) SPECIFIED LARGE PLAN.—The term ‘spec-
ified large plan’ means a group health plan estab-
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lished or maintained by a plan sponsor described in 
clause (ii) or (iii) of section 3(16)(B) of the Em-
ployee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 
U.S.C. 1002(16)(B)) that had an average of at least 
100 participants on business days during the pre-
ceding calendar year or plan year, as applicable. 
‘‘(10) WHOLESALE
ACQUISITION
COST.—The 
term ‘wholesale acquisition cost’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 1847A(c)(6)(B) of the 
Social 
Security 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
1395w– 
3a(c)(6)(B)).’’. 
(2) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN GROUP HEALTH 
PLANS.—Section 9831(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended by inserting ‘‘other than 
with respect to section 9826,’’ before ‘‘any group 
health plan’’. 
(3) ENFORCEMENT.—Section 4980D of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) APPLICATION TO REQUIREMENTS IMPOSED ON 
CERTAIN
ENTITIES
PROVIDING
PHARMACY
BENEFIT 
MANAGEMENT SERVICES.—In the case of any requirement 
under section 9826 that applies with respect to an entity 
providing pharmacy benefit management services on be-
half of a group health plan, any reference in this section 
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to such group health plan (and the reference in subsection 
(e)(1) to the employer) shall be treated as including a ref-
erence to such entity.’’. 
(4) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for subchapter B of chapter 100 of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at 
the end the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 9826. Oversight of entities that provide pharmacy benefit management 
services.’’. 
SEC. 202. FUNDING COST SHARING REDUCTION PAYMENTS. 
Section 1402 of the Patient Protection and Afford-
able Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18071) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(h) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are appropriated out 
of any monies in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated such sums as may be necessary for purposes 
of making payments under this section for plan 
years beginning on or after January 1, 2027. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The amounts appro-
priated under paragraph (1) may not be used 
for purposes of making payments under this 
section for a qualified health plan that provides 
health benefit coverage that includes coverage 
of abortion. 
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