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Senate file 2152 seeks temporary pharmacy payments amid reports of widespread closures
Summary
Senate file 2152 would establish an interim directed pharmacy dispensing payment (an additional $4.50 per dispense as testified) to qualifying community pharmacies to help stem closures driven by managed‑care PBM reimbursement below operational cost. The bill was laid over for possible inclusion.
Senate file 2152, introduced by Senator Mann, would create a temporary directed pharmacy payment intended to provide short‑term financial relief to community pharmacies facing under‑reimbursement from pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and managed care organizations (MCOs).
Testimony and problem description: Independent pharmacists told the committee that pharmacies are closing at an accelerating rate and that many Medicaid (MA)…
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