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Preserving Patient Access to Long-Term Care Pharmacies Act (S-3159) · Congress.wiki

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November 7, 2025

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Requires Medicare Part D plans (standalone prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage plans with drug coverage) to pay a new long-term care pharmacy supply fee for each specified prescription dispensed by a long‑term care pharmacy during plan years 2026 and 2027. The fee is collected from plans, penalties apply for failures to pay, and the Secretary of HHS must repay the aggregate fees to plans as subsidies; the GAO must study long‑term care pharmacy sustainability and report within 12 months.

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November 7, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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United StatesSenate Bill 3159S 3159

Preserving Patient Access to Long-Term Care Pharmacies Act

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Introduced November 7, 2025 by James Lankford · Last progress November 7, 2025

Texasrepresentative·Beth Van Duyne

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Preserving Patient Access to Long-Term Care Pharmacies Act

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39 cosponsors·Updated 3/8/2026·Last progress August 22, 2025