A 5882 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to payments by a pharmacy benefit manager to participating pharmacies

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.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 24, 2025 Last action Jun 4, 2026

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What changed between versions

A5882B → A5882C · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill version was updated from 'B' to 'C' to reflect new legislative actions, including a committee reference change to the Insurance Committee and the addition of numerous new co-sponsors. The substantive text of the act, which regulates payments from pharmacy benefit managers to pharmacies, remains unchanged.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability are unchanged; the only modification is the addition of new co-sponsors and a procedural update regarding committee referral.

TECHNICAL

Added a large number of new co-sponsors to the bill, expanding the list of legislators supporting the measure.

Updated the legislative history to show the bill was referred to the Committee on Insurance instead of the Committee on Health.

Minor formatting adjustments to the header and page numbering.

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Committee

Amendments

Jun 4, 2026

Committee

REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

lower

May 20, 2026

Committee

REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

lower

Feb 24, 2026

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 5882C

lower

Feb 24, 2026

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO INSURANCE

lower

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO INSURANCE

lower

Jul 2, 2025

Committee

REFERENCE CHANGED TO INSURANCE

lower

Jun 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 5882B

lower

Jun 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 5882A

lower

Jun 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH

lower

Feb 24, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO HEALTH

lower

1 primary · 121 co-sponsors