Pharmacy benefit managers will have to pay Arkansas drugstores ...
WEB1 day ago · The Arkansas Insurance Department will require pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to include dispensing fees in their reimbursements to pharmacies for prescription drugs, a legislative panel ruled Thursday. The new rule will financially benefit pharmacies, especially independently-owned ones in rural areas, as a remedy for years of unfair PBM ...
Legislative panel backs emergency rule to boost pharmacy …
WEB1 day ago · Under the proposed emergency rule, the state insurance commissioner finds that under Arkansas Code Annotated 25-15-204 (b) (1) that a public emergency exists to require changes to pharmacy ...
Arkansas Legislative Council moves to fine Pharmacy Benefit
WEB1 day ago · CEO of Arkansas Pharmacist Association John Vinson told KARK 4 News that this sends a message to the targeted group. “These middlemen who raise drug prices and, in some cases, underpay to create pharmacy deserts in Arkansas… we’re very appreciative to be in a state where our legislature, our governor, stands up …
Arkansas orders four pharmacy benefit managers to pay $1.47M …
WEBAug 6, 2024 · Arkansas officials on Tuesday ordered four nationwide pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to stop paying Arkansas pharmacies below the legally required amount for prescription drugs and to pay a cumulative $1.47 million in fines for having done so, according to a news release from Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ office.
Arkansas Legislative Council to fine pharmacy benefit managers
WEB1 day ago · LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT/KARK) - In an emergency ruling, Arkansas lawmakers have moved to fine pharmacy benefit managers following a months-long debate. According to our content partner KARK, some ...
Legislative action in Arkansas supports pharmacy reimbursements - thv11.com
WEB1 day ago · According to Arkansas Pharmacists Association CEO John Vinson, PBMs would charge as much as $19,000 for a cancer drug that would be only $100 at a small pharmacy. Along with Vinson's testimony ...
Pharmacy benefit managers will have to pay Arkansas drugstores …
WEB1 day ago · There are 737 active pharmacy permits in Arkansas, close to the same number as 20 years ago, but a cumulative 267 pharmacies have closed in that time, said John Kirtley, director of the Arkansas ...
Arkansas orders four pharmacy benefit managers to pay $1.47M …
WEBAug 7, 2024 · Arkansas officials on Tuesday ordered four nationwide pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to stop paying Arkansas pharmacies below the legally required amount for prescription drugs and to pay a...
Arkansas sues 2 pharmacy benefit managers, accusing them of …
WEBJun 24, 2024 · LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas on Monday sued two pharmacy benefit managers that oversee coverage for insurers, employers and other large clients, accusing them of fueling the opioid crisis in the state.
Arkansas Sues 2 Pharmacy Benefit Managers, Accusing Them of …
WEBJun 24, 2024 · LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas on Monday sued two pharmacy benefit managers that oversee coverage for insurers, employers and other large clients, accusing them of fueling the opioid crisis in...
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