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Senate adopts resolution asking Department of Health to study PBM ownership of pharmacies
Summary
The Senate adopted SCR 209, directing the Louisiana Department of Health to study the impacts of prohibiting pharmacy benefit manager ownership of pharmacies in Louisiana.
The Louisiana State Senate adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 209, a study resolution asking the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) to analyze the potential impacts of prohibiting pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) ownership of pharmacies in Louisiana.
Senator Talbot described the scope of the requested study on the floor, asking LDH to examine a range of consequences if PBMs were restricted from owning pharmacies. The resolution asks for: an estimate of cost savings for plan sponsors; impacts on Medicare pharmacy network adequacy standards; estimates of potential employment gains or…
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