Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 6224, Sec. 6224.
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Money taken against the rule must be handed back
The document says “shall”Who acts: pharmacy benefit managersHow: statuteSec. 6224 in the PDF
What the document says
“The pharmacy benefit manager shall disgorge any remuneration paid to such pharmacy benefit manager or an affiliate of such pharmacy benefit manager in violation of this subparagraph to the PDP sponsor.”
The manager must hand over to the sponsor any payment taken by it or an affiliate in violation of the fee rule. It must also have a written agreement with each affiliate under which the affiliate identifies and hands over such payments, and must attest that it has entered such an agreement.
What the document actually says
“The pharmacy benefit manager shall disgorge any remuneration paid to such pharmacy benefit manager or an affiliate of such pharmacy benefit manager in violation of this subparagraph to the PDP sponsor.”
That sentence, in plain words
The drug middleman must hand back money it took against this rule. It goes to the plan. That covers money taken by its related firms too.
What this is about
To disgorge is to give up money already taken. The plan then passes it on to the government. That is set out further down.
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. 6224, 140 Stat. 670 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ75/html/PLAW-119publ75.htm
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“Money taken against the rule must be handed back,” Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, section 6224, Sec. 6224. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/consolidated-appropriations-act-2026/proposal/sec6224-disgorgement/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).
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