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Recent Action in Pharmaceuticals
Introduced: 2024 Status: In Process
This bill amends the Arizona Revised Statutes title 32, chapter 18, article 3 by adding a new section. The main focus of the bill is the regulation of prescription drugs under the 340B Drug Pricing …
HF 2401 – Iowa
Introduced: 2024 Status: In Process
This bill addresses pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), pharmacies, and prescription drug pricing. A pharmacy benefits manager acts as a middleman between insurers, pharmacies, and drug manufacturers, assisting in negotiating drug prices and establishing a list …
HF 2473 – Iowa
Introduced: 2024 Status: In Process
This bill pertains to pharmacy benefits managers (PBM), pharmacies, and prescription drug benefits. It mandates that any amount paid by a person for a drug must be applied to any deductible of that person’s health …
HF 423 – Iowa
Introduced: 2024 Status: In Process
This bill pertains to the contractual relationship between pharmacies and covered entities participating in the 340B drug program. The 340B drug program, established under the Veterans Health Care Act of 1992, allows eligible healthcare providers, …
HSB 590 – Iowa
Introduced: 2024 Status: In Process
This bill relates to manufacturers and wholesalers of 340B drugs. “340B drug”, “manufacturer”, and “wholesaler” are defined in the bill. The bill prohibits a manufacturer or wholesaler from, directly or indirectly, denying, restricting, or interfering …
SF 284 – Iowa
Introduced: 2024 Status: In Process
This bill proposes a system to ensure the provision of pharmacy benefit services through a competitive online auction process. This auction, referred to as a “Pharmacy Benefits Manager Reverse Auction”, is meant to foster competition …
HB 671 – Idaho
Introduced: 2024 Status: In Process
Adds to existing law to establish equitable billing practices for 340B drugs and covered entities.
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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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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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