Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 5256
340B ACCESS Act
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Introduced 2025-09-10Topic: health care · public healthSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill changes the federal 340B program, which lets certain hospitals and clinics buy outpatient drugs at reduced prices. It defines who counts as a 340B 'patient,' including in-person visit requirements and limits on telehealth and outside prescriptions. It sets rules hospital off-campus sites must meet to use 340B drugs, limits some hospitals to 5 contract pharmacies located in their service area, and sets penalties for pharmacies and hospitals that break the rules. It also requires hospitals in the program to cap what eligible uninsured or lower-income patients pay out of pocket for 340B drugs, and lets federal officials audit how covered entities use the savings from these drugs.
Sponsors
- Earl L. "Buddy" Carter Republican sponsor
- 1 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-10 | House | 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. | refer |
| 2025-09-10 | House | 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. | refer |
| 2025-09-10 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-09-10 | Introduced in House | introduce |