Bill · H.R. 4409· House(119-HR-4409)
Fair Pharmacies for Federal Employees Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 7/15/2025
- Last activity
- 7/15/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- Sponsored by
- Raja Krishnamoorthi
- Cosponsors
- - 1 - 1
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Fair Pharmacies for Federal Employees Act of 2025 aims to prevent certain business ownership structures within federal health plans. It prohibits the Office of Personnel Management from contracting with qualified carriers that own or control pharmacies or pharmacy benefit managers. Additionally, it forbids the Office of Personnel Management or qualified carriers from contracting with pharmacy benefit managers that own or control pharmacies. These rules target anticompetitive ownership and contracts regarding pharmacy services.
Yes
Does this lower the price of prescription medicines?+4
By preventing vertical integration between PBMs/carriers and pharmacies, the bill seeks to reduce costs driven by anticompetitive ownership.
Does this give people more protection from unfair business practices?+3
The bill aims to curb anticompetitive practices in the pharmacy and PBM sectors which may protect consumers from price manipulation.
Does this give the federal government more power?+2
The bill increases federal oversight by restricting the contracting abilities of the Office of Personnel Management.
The opposite
Would business owners be better off under this?-4
The bill restricts certain vertical integration business models which could negatively impact pharmacy-owning businesses.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Prevention of Anticompetitive Ownership: By prohibiting specific ownership structures, the bill targets "anticompetitive pharmacy ownership and contracts" as noted in Section 2.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Contracting Restrictions: Under Section 2(a), the Office of Personnel Management is prohibited from contracting with a "Federal employee health benefit qualified carrier" if that carrier owns or controls a pharmacy or a pharmacy benefit manager.
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Pharmacy Benefit Manager Restrictions: Under Section 2(b), the Office of Personnel Management or a "qualified carrier" is prohibited from contracting or subcontracting with a "pharmacy benefit manager" that owns or controls a pharmacy.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Business Owners-4
- Healthcare
- Reduces Prescription Drug Costs+4
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Consumer Protection+3
- Governance And Ideology
- Increases Federal Power+2
- 7/23/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/15/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
Diana HarshbargerRepublican · Tennessee
Bradley SchneiderDemocrat · Illinois