Proposed ban on drug middlemen owning retail pharmacies passes Arkansas House committee

Pharmacy manager bill passes House | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Pharmacy manager bill passes House

Proposed ban on drug middlemen owning retail pharmacies passes Arkansas House committee

Little Rock pharmacist Brittany Sanders (left), Arkansas Pharmacists Association CEO John Vinson (second from right) and Rep. Jeremiah Moore (right), R-Clarendon, present House Bill 1150 to the House Committee on Insurance and Commerce on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (Tess Vrbin/Arkansas Advocate)A House panel Wednesday approved a bill aimed at preventing pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) from holding a permit to operate a drug store in Arkansas. Op…

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