HR6609Referred to Committee

Pharmacists Fight Back in Medicare and Medicaid Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-12-11
Introduced
41
Cosponsors
HR
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Jake Auchincloss
Jake Auchincloss
Democrat · MA · Representative
Votes with party: 95.8% (645 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (41)

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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

2025-12-11

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Plain-English Summary

This bill would give pharmacists more power in negotiations with Medicare and Medicaid over how much they get paid for filling prescriptions and providing services. The legislation aims to prevent insurance companies and government programs from cutting pharmacy payments too drastically, which could affect both the pharmacists who work in drugstores and the patients who rely on them for medications and health advice.

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