At Massachusetts State House, NACDS Calls for PBM Reform Now
“Confronting the PBMs’ self-enriching tactics requires state and federal legislators and policymakers to do their part.”
“Confronting the PBMs’ self-enriching tactics requires state and federal legislators and policymakers to do their part.”
PBMs represent a “staggering national problem.”
H. 233 includes important reforms that will help curb PBM tactics threatening Vermont patients and the pharmacies on which they rely.
The Massachusetts advertising campaign comes as part of NACDS’ broader advocacy work in collaboration with in-state partners.
SB 869/HB 282 will help improve efficiencies in the healthcare system by providing pharmacists with independent prescriptive authority for various medication classes and disease states.
Kentuckians rank pharmacies as most accessible healthcare destination.
Iowans rank pharmacies as most accessible healthcare destination.
NACDS is applauding the enactment of Oregon House Bill (HB) 4149. HB 4149 will provide the state with enforcement authority, requiring pharmacy benefit managers to be licensed by the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services beginning January 1, 2025.
HB 596 includes important reforms that will help curb PBM tactics that harm Idahoans and the pharmacies on which they rely.
SB 5213 will provide protections for patient care and for patients’ choice of pharmacy, as well as enforcement authority for the Washington State Insurance Commissioner to hold PBMs accountable.