FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — An Arkansas bill passed today that aims to create a fairer pharmaceutical business market by restricting the abilities of pharmacy benefit managers. Bill 1150 looks "to support patient access to prescription drugs and pharmacy services at fair prices in a market that supports optimal patient care." Local pharmacy manager Caul Corbell felt hopeful about this law and believes it is common sense. "If you can create …

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Hawley and Warren team up against Pharmacy Benefit Managers

KSNF/KODE — A Missouri lawmaker is putting the high price of medication under the microscope. "My biggest issue is these PBMs, and what they're supposed to do is they're supposed to get discounts from big pharma on drugs and pass those along to people at local pharmacies," said US Sen. Josh Hawley, R. But Senator Hawley is calling for operational changes by Pharmacy Benefit Managers, or PBMs. "What they do is they buy up local pharmacies, they w…

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Arkansas bill aims to regulate pharamacy benefit manager

Strawberry Hills Pharmacy owner Daniel Jones reacted Thursday to a recent Federal Trade Commission report that showed pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, made billions of dollars by inflating the price

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Rep. Jeremiah Moore, R-Clarendon (at podium), promotes House Bill 1150 at a press conference in the Capitol rotunda on Thursday, January 16, 2025. The bill would forbid pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) from holding or acquiring interest in retail pharmacy permits. (Tess Vrbin/Arkansas Advocate)A proposed Arkansas law would forbid pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) from holding or acquiring interest in retail pharmacy permits, the latest effort fro…

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