Bill Summary

HB 697 Drug Prices and Coverage (2026 Session)
Drug Prices and Coverage: Requires prescription drug manufacturer permitholders to annually report to AHCA international drug price data; requires agency to contract with entity to designate reference price source countries & analyze certain data; requires agency to publish annually prescription drug & product reference prices; requires pharmacies to charge cash-paying customers up to reference prices for prescribed drugs & products; requires contracts between pharmacy benefit managers & pharmacy benefits plans & programs to prohibit PBMs from offering & implementing certain formularies; requires health insurers, Medicaid managed care plans, state group insurance programs & HMOs to provide reimbursement for covered prescription drugs & products up to reference prices; requires savings from such reimbursement limits to be used for certain purposes; limits changes that health insurance policies & health maintenance contracts can make relating to prescription drug formularies. Effective Date: July 1, 2026
12/09/25
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Filed
12/16/25
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Referred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee; Budget Committee; Health & Human Services Committee
12/16/25
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Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
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Filed on 12/09/25
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