VA National Formulary Act of 2025

This bill would write the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) national list of covered prescription drugs, called the national formulary, into federal law and require it to be applied the same way at all VA medical facilities. It would create a Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee to review newly approved drugs, set conflict-of-interest rules for its members, and require public summaries and reports on formulary changes. It would require an electronic system for clinicians to request drugs not on the formulary, with initial decisions within 96 hours and a tiered appeals process. It would allow the VA to negotiate extra drug discounts and value-based contracts with manufacturers and would set lower copayments for generic and formulary drugs than for brand-name and nonformulary drugs. It would also create a temporary Veterans Formulary Advisory Committee to give input on proposed formulary changes.

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Sponsors

• Mariannette Miller-Meeks Republican sponsor
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