Colorado Lawmakers Pass Bill ‘Delinking’ PBM Pay From Drug Costs
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May 08, 2025
Colorado’s legislature has passed a measure that would ban PBMs from being paid based on the price of a drug and instead require them to be compensated based on a flat fee. It appears to be the first bill approved by state lawmakers that echoes a now-stalled federal “delinking” proposal that drew fierce lobbying efforts.
The bill, HB-1094, passed the Colorado House via a 48-15 vote on March 17, then cleared the state Senate on May 6 via a 29-6 vote.
“We expect Governor Jared Polis (D) to sign the bill, though it can become law without his signature,” Laura Hobbs, an analyst at the institutional research firm Washington Analysis, wrote in a May 7 note to clients. “Large, vertically integrated PBMs are unlikely to be meaningfully impacted by a single state law. That said, we are watching developments in other legislatures, where about half remain in session.”
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