Healthy H2O Act

Senate Bill

S. 2436

119th Congress

Healthy H2O Act

In Committee

Introduced:Jul 24, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Tammy Baldwin

Senator

Democratic

WI

Cosponsors

1

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Health

Summary

The Healthy H2O Act aims to make it easier for patients to access their prescribed medications by requiring Medicare drug plans to allow any pharmacy that meets the plan's requirements to participate in the network, and for those requirements to be reasonable as set by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

SponsorTammy Baldwin (D-WI)

Introduced7/24/2025

StatusRead twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

ChamberSenate

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Healthy H2O Act

The Healthy H2O Act aims to make it easier for patients to access their prescribed medications by requiring Medicare drug plans to allow any pharmacy that meets the plan's requirements to participate in the network, and for those requirements to be reasonable

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The Healthy H2O Act aims to make it easier for patients to access their prescribed medications by requiring Medicare drug plans to allow any pharmacy that meets the plan's requirements to participate in the network, and for those requirements to be reasonable as set by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Bill Number: 2436
Sponsor: Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
Introduced: 7/24/2025
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Policy Area: Health

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Fact Sheet

Title: Healthy H2O Act
Bill Number: 2436
Sponsor: Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Introduced: 7/24/2025
Summary: The Healthy H2O Act aims to make it easier for patients to access their prescribed medications by requiring Medicare drug plans to allow any pharmacy that meets the plan's requirements to participate in the network, and for those requirements to be reasonable as set by the Centers for Medicare & Med

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

The Healthy H2O Act aims to make it easier for patients to access their prescribed medications by requiring Medicare drug plans to allow any pharmacy that meets the plan's requirements to participate in the network, and for those requirements to be reasonable as set by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Last updated: 12/30/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Neighborhood Options for Patients Buying Medicines Act or the NO PBMs ActThis bill specifies that prescription drug plan sponsors and pharmacy benefit managers under the Medicare prescription drug benefit must permit any pharmacy that meets the plan's contractual terms for network participation to participate in that network and that such terms must be reasonable. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must set standards for reasonable terms.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Requires Medicare drug plans to allow any pharmacy that meets the plan's participation requirements to be part of the network.
Requires the participation requirements set by the plans to be reasonable, as determined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Aims to give patients more choice and access when it comes to filling their prescriptions under Medicare.

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

If this bill becomes law, Medicare patients would have more options when it comes to filling their prescriptions, as Medicare drug plans would be required to allow any pharmacy that meets reasonable participation requirements to be part of the network. This could make it easier for patients to find a convenient pharmacy and potentially lower their out-of-pocket costs.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Health

Related Subjects

Health care coverage and access

Medicare

Prescription drugs

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

2436, 119th Congress (2025). "Healthy H2O Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-s-2436

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