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State Legislatures Drug Pricing Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM)

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Is My Group Health Plan Covered by State PBM Reporting Laws?

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State laws seeking to regulate pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) have increased significantly over the past few years. As it stands, all 50 states have laws that regulate PBMs in some way, but all are unique. However, most of...more

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Arkansas Bans PBMs from Owning Pharmacies, Escalating Scrutiny of Vertical Integration in Pharmacy Distribution

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In a first-of-its-kind move, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has enacted legislation prohibiting pharmacy benefit managers ("PBMs") from owning or operating pharmacies within the state. The law—Act 624—takes effect...more

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Stuck in the Middle: Self-Funded Health Plans and Recent Challenges to State PBM Laws

In recent years, prescription drug prices have been top-of-mind for state legislators, who have responded by passing laws that seek to control that pricing in a variety of ways, including by regulating pharmacy benefit...more

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Iowa 2025 Legislative Session – Week 14

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Last week, the energy changed under the golden dome as legislators gave the first indications they are moving towards ending this year’s legislative session. While ultimately not taken up by either chamber this week, Pharmacy...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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Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 33 - March 2025

The Georgia House of Representatives achieved the trifecta on Thursday, combining three favorite legislative traditions in one moment on the floor: recognition of a local novelty with an invite resolution, the appearance of a...more

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Growing Number of States Enact Drug Pricing Transparency Laws

Drug prices continue to be a hot button issue in American politics. While many of the Trump Administration’s efforts to curb increasing drug prices stalled in 2019, a number of state legislatures have adopted drug price...more

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New State Laws Target Key Issues in the Ongoing Drug Pricing Debate

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While drug pricing continues to be an important political issue in the United States, it has been state legislatures, not the federal government, that have been able to translate policy proposals into new laws. Over the...more

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