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Miss. House debate stalls PBM transparency conference report after point of order
Summary
Lawmakers debated a conference report on a House-sponsored bill aimed at pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) transparency and pharmacy protections. A point of order sustained under Joint Rule 25 returned the conference report to conferees, halting immediate passage.
The Mississippi House of Representatives spent more than an hour debating a conference report tied to legislation intended to increase transparency around pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and to give independent pharmacies more rights to appeal reimbursement decisions.
Supporters described the package as a set of “sunshine” and consumer-protection measures intended to track rebates and require detailed reporting to the Board of Pharmacy; critics warned the measure had limits and that some important issues — notably rebate accounting — remained unresolved.
A House sponsor, speaking at length during the report explanation, said the bill would require PBMs and PSAOs (pharmacy services administrative organizations) to publish annual reports to the Board of Pharmacy, disclose ownership ties with pharmacies, prohibit spread pricing, and create an administrative appeals process for…
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