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Senate debates audit of state drug-purchasing practices amid proprietary-data concerns
Summary
The Senate considered second substitute House Bill 79 to require an audit of state prescription drug purchasing and pharmacy benefit management practices; supporters sought audit prioritization while opponents warned mandatory statutory audits could impede legislative audit scheduling and might force disclosure of proprietary bid data.
The Senate debated second substitute House Bill 79, a measure directing the legislative auditor general to audit prescription drug purchasing and pharmacy-benefit management practices of state-funded programs.
Senator Knudson, handling the bill, moved an amendment prioritizing the audit with the legislative audit subcommittee. He said the audit should determine whether state entities are following best…
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