HEALTH: Provides with respect to pharmacy benefit managers
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
Summary
The measure imposes a $1 million civil penalty for each violation of PBM rules and establishes a Pharmacy Benefit Enforcement Fund. The fund will finance a transparency portal, restitution for harmed parties, aid to independent and rural pharmacies, consumer assistance, and efforts to lower drug costs. It targets pharmacy benefit managers, plan sponsors, patients and pharmacies across the state.
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