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Committee backs resolution asking PEHP to pass pharmacy rebates through at point of sale
Summary
Representative Thurston told the Health and Human Services Committee HCR 2 would direct PEHP to pass manufacturer rebates through to patients at the pharmacy, reducing the patient’s point-of-sale price.
Representative Thurston presented HCR 2, a concurrent resolution directing PEHP to pass pharmacy manufacturer rebates through to patients at the point of sale. He and PEHP representative Chet Loftus said the proposal would make the patient’s out‑of‑pocket price closer to the drug’s net cost by applying estimated rebates when the prescription is dispensed.
"Rather than patients having to pay an extra amount for that back end piece to happen, they just pay the regular…
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