News Briefs: Alabama House Sends Pharmacy Reimbursement Bill to Governor
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Apr 10, 2025
The Alabama House of Representatives on April 8 unanimously voted in favor of a bill to require PBMs to reimburse independent pharmacies at a rate that is at least equal to the Medicaid rate for medications, the Associated Press reported. The vote occurred shortly after the Alabama Senate voted to advance the legislation, which will now go to Gov. Kay Ivey (R). When the “Community Pharmacy Relief Act” was passed by the state Senate in March, Democratic state Sen. Bill Beasley, who is a retired pharmacist and sponsored the bill, said it was necessary to prevent pharmacy closures. “We’re losing almost one drugstore per week, going out of business because they are paid such a small amount of money from the PBM industry to fill prescriptions for their patients at their drugstore,” Beasley said, according to the Alabama Reflector.
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