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Recent Action in Pharmaceuticals
Introduced: Status: Enacted
Defines “physician assistant,” among other terms.
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Or. Rev. Stat. § 677.511. Physician assistant dispensing authority; requirements; training program; rules: Regulation of Medicine, Podiatry and Acupuncture – Physician Assistants – Oregon
Introduced: Status: Enacted
A supervising physician or supervising physician organization may apply to the Oregon Medical Board for authority for a physician assistant to dispense drugs specified by the supervising physician or supervising physician organization. See definition section […]
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Or. Rev. Stat. § 414.742. Payment for mental health drugs: Medical Assistance – Scope of Covered Health Services – Oregon
Introduced: Status: Enacted
The Oregon Health Authority may not establish capitation rates or global budgets that include payment for mental health drugs. The authority shall reimburse pharmacy providers for mental health drugs only on a fee-for-service payment basis. […]
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Or. Rev. Stat. §§ 414.688 through 414.704: Oregon Integrated and Coordinated Care Delivery System – Health Evidence Review Commission – Oregon
Introduced: Status: Enacted
Creates the Health Evidence Review Commission. See definition section Or. Rev. Stat. § 414.025.
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Colo. Rev. Stat. §§ 25.5-5-500.3 through 25.5-5-510: Prescription Drugs – Colorado
Introduced: Status: Enacted
Allows medical assistance recipients to receive prescribed medication through mail order at the same copayment amount that the medical assistance recipient would pay through another method.
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25.5-5-316. Legislative declaration–state department–disease management programs authorization–report: Colorado Medical Assistance Act – Services with Special State Provisions – Colorado
Introduced: Status: Enacted
The state department, in consultation with the department of public health and environment, is authorized to develop and implement disease management programs, for fee-for-service and primary care physician program recipients, that are designed to address […]
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Colo. Rev. Stat. §§ 25.5-2.5-101 through 25.5-2.5-103: Colorado Cares Rx Act – Colorado
Introduced: Status: Enacted
The State shall make information regarding prescription drugs available to the public, including but not limited to, ways in which the uninsured can access lower cost prescription drugs and contact information for lower cost programs.
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District Court: Federal Trade Commission Office of Administrative Law Judges Status: Pending
The FTC filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against three of the largest prescription drug benefit managers that administer about 80% of all prescriptions in the […]
Merck & Co., Inc. v. Becerra, et al. – Federal
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 […]
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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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