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Lawmakers hear HB1100 as pharmacists and patients warn of rising pharmacy deserts
Summary
House File 1100 would create a temporary dispensing-reimbursement lifeline for qualifying community pharmacies to address closures driven by low reimbursements from pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), testifiers said. The committee heard bipartisan support and multiple pharmacy owners described large losses on Medicaid and commercial claims.
Representative Bonner presented House File 1100 to the Health Finance and Policy Committee on March 12, describing the bill as a "critical lifeline" for Minnesota community pharmacies facing unsustainable dispensing reimbursements.
Pharmacists, pharmacy owners and industry groups testified about closures and patient impacts. Jessica Astrup Arret, a third-generation pharmacist who operates 12 community pharmacies, said Minnesota has lost many pharmacies and that independent outlets serve entire counties where closure would create long travel distances.…
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