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Committee approves bill to limit data mining and conflicts by pharmacy benefit managers
Summary
Senate Bill 617, sponsored in committee by Sen. Jason Raper, passed after proponents described patients finding prescriptions rerouted to mail‑order pharmacies; the bill targets conflict disclosures, data mining and patient steering by vertically integrated pharmacy entities.
The Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee approved SB 617 after sponsor Sen. Jason Raper described it as a consumer‑protection measure aimed at pharmacy benefit managers and vertically integrated pharmacy entities.
Raper said the bill "promotes enhanced health privacy, prevents misuse of medical records, or health claims data for soliciting pharmacy services" and requires disclosure of conflicts of interest and patient consent for transfers. "These…
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