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Senate committee approves bill letting pharmacists dispense limited nicotine-replacement products
Summary
The Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee passed HB 12-63 to let pharmacists dispense a narrow list of nicotine-replacement products and create an insurance pathway for coverage, with supporters pointing to high Medicaid smoking costs and a Harding University pilot.
Representative Eaves introduced HB 12‑63 on behalf of a Harding University pilot to let pharmacists dispense a small set of nicotine‑replacement therapies and allow insurers a claims pathway so the products would be covered.
The sponsor said the bill builds on a Harding University College of Pharmacy pilot and cited an Arkansas Center for Health Improvement report estimating smoking costs to Arkansas Medicaid at about $795,000,000. “The idea behind this bill is to help people quit…
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