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House orders audit of state prescription purchasing after retreat from full bulk-buy proposal
Summary
Lawmakers approved a substitute to House Bill 79 that scales back a proposed bulk-purchasing program and instead directs a legislative audit to review pricing, discounts and pharmacy-benefit arrangements across state entities; the substitute passed 65-4.
After floor negotiations, the House substituted and passed a revised House Bill 79 that prioritizes a legislative audit of state prescription-drug purchasing arrangements rather than immediately creating a state-run bulk-purchasing pool.
Representative Glass (Last on the reading) explained the substitute narrows the original proposal and directs the legislative…
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