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Senate bill would bar insurers, PBMs from discriminating against 340B providers, sponsor says
Summary
Senate Bill 13, sponsored by Senator Justin Brown, would prohibit insurers and pharmacy benefit managers from discriminating against 340B providers and would enact provisions related to insurance coverage of pharmacy services; Brown told a Senate committee the bill is ready for full Senate consideration.
Senate Bill 13, sponsored by Senator Justin Brown of Grama, would prohibit insurers and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) from discriminating against 340B providers and enact provisions relating to insurance coverage of pharmacy services, Brown told the Missouri Senate Families, Seniors and Health Committee on Jan. 22.
The measure “seeks to enact provisions relating to insurance coverage of pharmacy services,” Brown said in committee testimony, and would directly prohibit insurers and PBMs from taking actions that discriminate against 340B providers, according to the sponsor’s remarks. The bill was described in committee as ready for full Missouri Senate consideration.
Committee discussion or public testimony beyond the sponsor’s statement was not recorded in the provided transcript. No formal vote or committee recommendation on the bill was reported there.
Reporting from the state capital, Dean Morgan.
