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Recent Action in Pharmaceuticals
Introduced: 2024 Status:
An act relating to insurance; amending and enacting sections of the pharmacy benefits manager regulation act; adding new requirements for renewal of pharmacy benefits manager licenses; requiring disclosure of documents during an investigation; requiring transparency …
AB 1842 – California
Introduced: 2024 Status: In Process
Health care coverage: Medication-assisted treatment. This bill would prohibit a medical service plan and a health insurer from subjecting a naloxone product or another opioid antagonist approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration, …
SB 966 – California
Introduced: 2024 Status: In Process
Pharmacy benefits. This bill would require a pharmacy benefit manager, as defined by the bill, to apply for and obtain a license from the California State Board of Pharmacy to operate as a pharmacy benefit …
AB 2180 – California
Introduced: 2024 Status: In Process
Health care coverage: cost sharing. Existing law generally prohibits a person who manufactures a prescription drug from offering in California any discount, repayment, product voucher, or other reduction in an individual’s out-of-pocket expenses associated with …
HB 5682 – West Virginia
Introduced: 2024 Status: In Process
Creating the Prescription Drug Affordability Board
HB 7140 – Rhode Island
Introduced: 2024 Status: In Process
Directs the state board of pharmacy to annually identify up to fifteen prescription drugs with increased costs and provide the list to the attorney general to obtain reasons for the cost increases.
HB 7160 – Rhode Island
Introduced: 2024 Status: In Process
Makes it a felony to price gouge prescriptions or pharmaceuticals in time of a shortage.
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District Court: District of Columbia Status: Pending
A complaint filed by Merck, a multinational pharmaceutical company, alleges that the drug price negotiation process detailed in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) violates the …
FTC v. Amgen Inc. & Horizon Therapeutics Plc. – Federal
District Court: Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division Status: Pending
The FTC filed a lawsuit requesting a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to block Amgen Inc. from acquiring Horizon Therapeutics. Amgen agreed to purchase …
PhRMA v. Stolfi – Oregon
District Court: District Court of Oregon Status: Decided
PhRMA is challenging Oregon’s drug price transparency laws HB 4005, 2018 (Disclosure Law) and HB 2658, 2019 (Advance Notification Law) alleging that the laws are …
Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) v. Mulready – Oklahoma
District Court: District Court of Western District of Oklahoma Status: Decided
The 2019 Oklahoma law, Patient’s Right to Pharmacy Choice Act, targets PBM conflict of interest by prohibiting higher reimbursement rates for PBM-owned pharmacies and bans …
State of Ohio v. OptumRx – Ohio
District Court: Ohio Court of Common Pleas (Franklin County) Status: Pending
On March 15, 2019, Ohio’s attorney general Dave Yost sued OptumRx in Ohio state court, claiming that between 2015 and 2018, the PBM failed to pass …
Pharm. Care Mgmt. Ass’n v. Gerhart – Iowa
District Court: Southern District of Iowa Status: Decided
Trade association representing pharmacy benefits managers (PBM) brought action against State of Iowa, seeking declaration that statute that regulated how PBMs established generic drug pricing …
Pharm. Care Mgmt. Ass’n v. Tufte – North Dakota
District Court: District of North Dakota Status: Pending
Trade association representing pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) brought action against North Dakota state officials in their official capacities, alleging that Employee Retirement Income Security Act …
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News & Opinions
Paige TwenterApril 22, 2024
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Articles & Reports
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Trends in Pharmaceuticals
State Pharmaceutical Legislation
Click on highlighted states to see all legislative action to regulate pharmaceutical price and competition in the 2019 session. Click to see 2018 trends for a side-by-side comparison.
2019 Drug Pricing Transparency Legislation
Pharmaceutical price transparency legislation requires disclosures from drug manufacturers and insurers to help lawmakers and the public better understand how drugs are priced and how those prices affect insurance premiums. Click to see 2018 trends for a side-by-side comparison.
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2019 Pharmaceutical Rate-Setting Legislation
Rate setting legislation either establishes the price of a prescription drug or sets the maximum amount a payer can pay for a drug. Click on highlighted states to see rate-setting legislation considered or enacted in the 2019 session. Click to see 2018 trends for a side-by-side comparison.
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2019 Drug Importation Legislation
Click on highlighted states to see drug importation legislation considered or enacted in the 2019 session. Click to see 2018 trends for a side-by-side comparison.
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2019 Drug Price Gouging Prohibition Legislation
Price gouging prohibitions typically empower the state Attorney General to act if the price of a drug is raised above a threshold. Click on highlighted states to see legislation considered in the 2019 session. Click to see 2018 trends for a side-by-side comparison.
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2019 Pharmacy Benefit Manager Regulation Legislation
Legislation to regulate Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) typically include provisions that 1) require PBMs to register with the state, 2) mandate disclosures by PBMs, or 3) prevent PBMs from incentivizing the use of mail-order pharmacies. Click to see 2018 trends for a side-by-side comparison.
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