SecBot SecBot
119th Congress·Senate bill

S. 927: Protecting Pharmacies in Medicaid Act

A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure accurate payments to pharmacies under Medicaid and to prevent the use of abusive spread pricing practices under Medicaid.

In committee Health
SponsorSen. Peter WelchDemocrat, VT
IntroducedMar 11, 2025in the Senate
Latest actionMar 11, 20252 actions
Cosponsors30 recorded votes

Where the bill stands

In committee
  1. Introduced Mar 11, 2025
  2. Committee Mar 11, 2025
  3. Passed Senate Next
  4. Passed House Not yet
  5. To President Not yet
  6. Law Not yet

Latest action, Mar 11, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summary

Library of Congress, Mar 11, 2025

Protecting Pharmacies in Medicaid Act

This bill provides funds beginning in FY2026 for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to survey retail and non-retail pharmacies (e.g., mail-order pharmacies) to determine average prices of covered outpatient drugs under Medicaid. Pharmacies that fail to participate in the surveys are subject to civil penalties.

The bill additionally provides funds for FY2026 for the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services to study the results of the survey and report accordingly to Congress.

The bill also requires pass-through pricing models, and prohibits spread-pricing, for payment arrangements with pharmacy benefit managers under Medicaid.

Companies lobbying on this bill

1 company · 7 filings

Who lobbies on this bill

The companies lobbying on this bill, what they asked for, their spend and how the bill touches their business are for subscribers.

Subscribe for Full Access

Member trades in these companies

90 days · 0 trades

No member of Congress traded these companies in the last 90 days

Votes

0 recorded

No recorded roll-call vote on this bill yet

Actions

2 total
  1. Mar 11, 2025SenateIntroduced in Senate
  2. Mar 11, 2025SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Committees

1
  • Senate Finance CommitteeReferred ToReferred To, Mar 11, 2025

Sponsor and cosponsors

3 cosponsors
  • Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT)Sponsor, Mar 11, 2025
  • Bill Cassidy (R-LA)OriginalJoined Mar 11, 2025
  • Mark Warner (D-VA)OriginalJoined Mar 11, 2025
  • Roger Marshall (R-KS)OriginalJoined Mar 11, 2025

Text versions

1

Amendments

0

No amendments offered

Cost estimates and reports

No cost estimate or committee report yet

Titles

2
Short titles
  • Protecting Pharmacies in Medicaid ActShort Title(s) as Introduced
Official titles
  • A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure accurate payments to pharmacies under Medicaid and to prevent the use of abusive spread pricing practices under Medicaid.Official Title as Introduced

Subjects

0
Policy area
Health
2
  • S. 891 Related bill Bipartisan Health Care Act
  • H.R. 1768 Related bill Lower Costs for Everyday Americans Act

Official record from Congress.gov, the House Clerk and the Senate; lobbying from Lobbying Disclosure Act filings. Updated Oct 27, 2026.