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Federal Court Blocks Arkansas PBM Ownership Law, Citing Constitutional Violations

In a significant legal development, a federal judge has temporarily blocked Arkansas from enforcing Act 624. Act 624 prohibits pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) from owning or operating pharmacies in the state, effectively...more

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Health Headlines: June 2025

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Welcome to the seventh issue of Health Headlines, a newsletter created by lawyers in our Healthcare practice. Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed Senate File 383 into law, placing new restrictions on pharmacy benefit...more

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States Seeking Remedies for the Rising Costs of Prescription Drugs

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As expected, the lawsuits have commenced following the enactment of the Arkansas legislation prohibiting pharmacy benefit managers (PBM’s) from owning or operating actual pharmacies within the state. Michigan has filed its...more

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Indiana Senate Bill 140 Signed into Law Imposing Reforms on Pharmacy Benefit Managers

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Indiana recently enacted significant new legislation that will impact how pharmacy benefit management services are provided in Indiana. Senate Bill 140 (SB 140), signed into law during the 2025 legislative session, imposes...more

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Arkansas Law Takes Unprecedented Step to Prohibit PBM Ownership of Pharmacies

On April 16, 2025, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed into law House Bill 1150, now Act 624 (the Act), making Arkansas the first state in the nation to prohibit pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) from acquiring or...more

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Arkansas Law Prohibits Pharmacy Benefit Managers from Obtaining or Holding Pharmacy Permits

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On April 16, 2025, Arkansas House Bill 1150 (the “Bill”) was signed by Governor Huckabee Sanders. The Bill will have substantial implications for pharmacy benefit managers (“PBMs”) and pharmacies across the country....more

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2025 Alabama Legislative Update: Regular Session - Week Eight

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Farm Bureau Health Plan - On Thursday, comprehensive legislation, sponsored by Representative David Faulkner, proposing the creation of a new type of "health plan" that would be exempt from most state and federal laws and...more

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2025 Alabama Legislative Update: Regular Session - Week Six

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Pharmacy Legislation This week, the Senate passed legislation, sponsored by Senator Billy Beasley, concerning pharmaceutical benefit managers (PBMs) and altering the mechanism in which independent pharmacists are reimbursed....more

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The Alabama Community Pharmacy Relief Act: Key Provisions and Legislative Journey

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Introduction The Alabama Community Pharmacy Relief Act, Senate Bill 252, has successfully passed the Alabama Senate and is now advancing to the House for consideration. This legislation aims to regulate pharmacy benefits...more

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Florida PBM Law Limits Mail-Order Prescription Drug Programs, Requires State Filings by Employer Plans

Employers that cover Florida employees under their prescription drug plans are now prohibited from imposing mandatory mail-order requirements and are required to provide a sixty-day continuity of care period following midyear...more

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Connecticut Places Checks on PBM Contracts in Support of 340B Covered Entities

On June 27, 2023, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into law Public Act 23-171“An Act Protecting Patients and Prohibiting Unnecessary Health Care Costs” (Act), which includes changes to the state’s implementation of the...more

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State Drug Price Transparency Reporting Legislative Update: Florida Joins the Bandwagon and Minnesota Adds Onerous New...

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As their 2023 sessions draw to a close, mostly part-time state legislatures have continued their efforts throughout the spring to promote drug price transparency across the prescription drug supply chain. Notable among these...more

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Florida Enacts Comprehensive Pharmacy Benefit Plan Regulation

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This legislative session, Florida has joined Arkansas and Oklahoma among the most regulatory-minded states with respect to pharmacy benefit plans and programs as well as pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). Florida's...more

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Federal Legislators and FTC Keep PBMs Center Stage in Drug Pricing Debate

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Federal efforts on drug pricing are increasingly focusing on the role of pharmacy benefit manager middlemen. A recently proposed Senate bill seeks to eliminate certain PBM practices, such as spread pricing and unfair claw...more

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Gold Dome Report - March 2020 #5

Today was all about the numbers - State spending and revenue as well as the increasing count of Georgians diagnosed with the novel coronavirus. The House Appropriations Committee voted out its version of HB 793, the state’s...more

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Gold Dome Report - February 2020 #6

The cold rain in Atlanta threw no cold water on legislative action today as the General Assembly convened for Legislative Day 15. The House and Senate each took up a handful of measures on their respective floors, including...more

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Gold Dome Report - February 2020 #5

Just over a month after first convening on January 13, 2020, the General Assembly took its first major action today as the House signed off on its version of the Amended FY20 Budget. ...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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Georgia Leads the Way with Enactment of Pharmacy Anti-Steering Law

With an overwhelming amount of bi-partisan support, on May 7, 2019, Georgia enacted the Pharmacy Anti-Steering and Transparency Act, O.C.G.A. §26-4-119 (the GA Act). The GA Act goes into effect as of January 1, 2020....more

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The New California Regulatory Scheme for Pharmacy Benefit Managers

California recently passed Assembly Bill 315 to create greater regulatory oversight of pharmacy benefit managers (“PBMs”). The bill requires PBMs to provide more transparency regarding their operations. PBMs will have to...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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