Summary

• These bills would provide for transparency of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs).

 Issue Videos

• Why Oversight is Needed for Pharmacy Benefit Managers "PBMs"

Bill Numbers and Prime Sponsors

• House Bill  - coming soon!
• Senate Bill 670  - sponsored by Senator Rich Alloway (R-Franklin)

Status

• House: A bill will be introduced in the near future.
• Senate: Senator Alloway will be introducing SB 670 in the near future.

Resources for Legislators

• Issue Brief - House
• Issue Brief - Senate
  

Other Resources

• Talking Point Sheet - Not for distribution
• "Painful Prescription" - A Fortune Magazine Article on PBMs
• "Do Drug Benefit Managers Reduce Health Costs" - A USA Today Article on PBMs
• "Pressing for PBM Transparency" - Recent recommendations from a Department of Labor federal advisory panel are giving a boost to the decade-long effort by corporate employee-health plans to get more information from PBMs.

Please contact Don Smith at (717) 234-6151, ext. 102 or dsmith@papharmacists.com with any questions.