New York 2025 Session Status: Passed Senate

S5939 — Relates to payments by a pharmacy benefit manager to participating pharmacies

Last action — Passed Assembly

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced March 04, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Assembly.

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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In plain language

The bill requires pharmacy benefit managers to pay pharmacies based on average drug acquisition costs.

This legislation mandates that pharmacy benefit managers must reimburse participating pharmacies at least at the national average drug acquisition cost or another higher rate if applicable. It also ensures a minimum professional dispensing fee based on the state medical assistance program.

What this means for you
  • Families: Families may benefit from this bill as it could lead to lower drug costs passed down by pharmacies receiving better reimbursements.
  • Small Business: If you're a participating pharmacy, this means you will receive fairer reimbursement rates for the medications you provide.

Summary

Requires a pharmacy benefit manager to pay a participating pharmacy at minimum at the national average drug acquisition cost (NADAC) rate, or at the pharmacy acquisition cost rate if greater or there is not a NADAC rate, plus a professional dispensing fee that is at minimum the professional dispensing fee paid under the state medical assistance program.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. RETURNED TO SENATE

  2. PASSED ASSEMBLY

  3. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.483

  4. SUBSTITUTED FOR A5882C

  5. REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

  6. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

  7. REPASSED SENATE

  8. AMENDED ON THIRD READING 5939C

  9. VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING

  10. RETURNED TO SENATE

  11. RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY

  12. REFERRED TO INSURANCE

  13. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  14. PASSED SENATE

  15. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  16. 2ND REPORT CAL.

  17. 1ST REPORT CAL.305

  18. REFERRED TO HEALTH

  19. RETURNED TO SENATE

  20. DIED IN ASSEMBLY

  21. REFERRED TO HEALTH

  22. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  23. PASSED SENATE

  24. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1985

  25. COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

  26. PRINT NUMBER 5939B

  27. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH

  28. PRINT NUMBER 5939A

  29. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH

  30. REFERRED TO HEALTH

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 218 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (218)

218 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does S5939 do?
Requires a pharmacy benefit manager to pay a participating pharmacy at minimum at the national average drug acquisition cost (NADAC) rate, or at the pharmacy acquisition cost rate if greater or there is not a NADAC rate, plus a professional dispensing fee that is at minimum the professional dispensing fee paid under the state medical assistance program.
Who sponsors S5939?
S5939 is sponsored by James Skoufis.
What is the current status of S5939?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced March 04, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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