Mississippi House passes pharmacy benefit manager transparency bill

Mississippi House passes pharmacy benefit manager transparency bill

A bill that aims to increase pharmacy benefit managers’ transparency by requiring them to report data to the agency that oversees pharmacy practice in Mississippi has passed the House of Representatives.

House passes pharmacy benefit manager transparency bill - Mississippi Today

A bill that aims to increase pharmacy benefit managers’ transparency by requiring them to report data to the agency that oversees pharmacy practice in Mississippi passed in the House of Representatives Thursday.  But the Board of Pharmacy and some pharmacists say the legislation doesn’t do enough to help pharmacies and patients.  House Speaker Jason White, who authored the bill, called it “a good first step.” It will give the Board of Pharmacy –…

Mississippi House takes aim at pharmacy benefit managers with transparency bill - SuperTalk Mississippi

The Mississippi House of Representatives passed legislation to prohibit “spread pricing,” the term used to describe when a pharmacy benefit manager hikes the price of prescription drugs when charging health plans or insurance companies. While pharmacy benefit managers, serving as middlemen between drug manufacturers and insurance companies, use the practice of charging higher rates than what they pay the pharmacy for ingredient costs and to disp…

Mississippi House passes pharmacy benefit manager transparency bill - WXXV News 25

By  GWEN DILWORTH/Mississippi Today Updated 10:30 AM CST, January 24, 2025 A bill that aims to increase pharmacy benefit managers’ transparency by requiring them to report data to the agency that oversees pharmacy practice in Mississippi passed in the House of Representatives Thursday. But the Board of Pharmacy and some pharmacists say the legislation doesn’t do enough to help pharmacies and patients. House Speaker Jason White, who authored the…

House passes pharmacy benefit manager transparency bill

A bill that aims to increase pharmacy benefit managers’ transparency by requiring them to report data to the agency that oversees pharmacy practice in Mississippi passed in the House of Representatives Thursday.