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Cutting Out the Middle Man

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Arkansas has become the first state in the nation to enact legislation, effective starting in 2026, prohibiting pharmacy benefit managers (PBM’s) from owning or operating actual pharmacies within the state. We take a look at...more

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Senate HELP Committee Eyes Drug Pricing and PBM Regulation Beyond Federal Programs

On April 25, 2023, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders and Ranking Member Bill Cassidy introduced a package of legislation aimed at lowering prescription drug prices. The...more

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Health Plans, PBMs Now on the Clock as Minnesota Enacts New Law for Drug Pricing Transparency

On May 20, 2019, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed the Minnesota Pharmacy Benefit Manager Licensure and Regulation Act into law. This law aims to increase transparency regarding how drug prices are set and affords direct...more

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Health Care Weekly Preview from ML Strategies – February 2019

The long-awaiting safe harbor proposed rule was published last week as the Administration looks to get out in front of the drug pricing debate that is sure to shape the 116th Congress. Under the proposed rule,rebates offered...more

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New California Law Aims to Increase PBM Disclosure and Transparency

Employers looking for greater transparency on prescription drug pricing and pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) services will soon have a powerful new tool from an unlikely source: California lawmakers. Under Assembly Bill (AB)...more

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