A plan must admit any pharmacy that meets its standard terms
Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 6223, Sec. 6223.
Written by .
A plan must admit any pharmacy that meets its standard terms
The document says “shall”Who acts: prescription drug plan sponsorsHow: statuteSec. 6223 in the PDF
What the document says
“A PDP sponsor offering a prescription drug plan shall permit any pharmacy that meets the standard contract terms and conditions under such plan to participate as a network pharmacy of such plan.”
Subsection (a) of section 6223 replaces section 1860D-4(b)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act. A prescription drug plan sponsor must let any pharmacy that meets the plan's standard contract terms and conditions join as a network pharmacy.
What the document actually says
“A PDP sponsor offering a prescription drug plan shall permit any pharmacy that meets the standard contract terms and conditions under such plan to participate as a network pharmacy of such plan.”
That sentence, in plain words
A drug plan must let in any pharmacy that meets its standard terms. That pharmacy joins the plan's group.
What this is about
A plan pays more, or only, at pharmacies in its group. A pharmacy shut out loses those customers. This says the plan may not shut out one that meets its terms.
No action is recorded against this proposal. That is not evidence that none has been taken, and nobody has yet read it against the record. See what the tracker does not yet cover.
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, Public Law 119-75, sec. 6223, 140 Stat. 664 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ75/html/PLAW-119publ75.htm
This page
“A plan must admit any pharmacy that meets its standard terms,” Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, section 6223, Sec. 6223. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/consolidated-appropriations-act-2026/proposal/sec6223-any-willing-pharmacy/ (retrieved October 11, 2026).
Cite the document when the claim is about what the document says. Cite this page when the indexing, the wording or the record of what has happened is what is being relied on.
How to Read This Page
The quotation is the document's own words, exactly as printed, checked against the page
number against the Act itself before publishing. The paragraph underneath is our summary,
not the document's words. So is the plain English version, which is why it sits beside the
quotation rather than replacing it.
