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Subcommittee rejects bill aimed at giving oncology patients choice over specialty drug fulfillment
2136904 · January 21, 2025
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Summary
The subcommittee voted 2‑4 against reporting HB 21‑07, a patient‑choice bill targeting insurer white/brown‑bagging of oncology drugs, so the measure failed to advance.
Delegate Waksman presented House Bill 21‑07 (substitute), a patient choice proposal designed to let patients request that oncology medications be dispensed to and administered by local clinics rather than being routed through insurer‑designated specialty pharmacies (so‑called white bagging or brown bagging practices).
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