On April 16, 2025, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed into law House Bill 1150, now Act 624 (the Act), making Arkansas the first state in the nation to prohibit pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) from acquiring or...more
5/7/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Anti-Competitive ,
Competition ,
Drug Pricing ,
Healthcare ,
New Legislation ,
Permits ,
Pharmacies ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Prescription Drugs ,
State and Local Government
Mintz’s Pharmacy Benefits and PBM Contracting Practice is pleased to present the ‘Fourth Edition: Q1 2025’ of our Mintz IRA Update, a regular publication that delves into developments of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022...more
Mintz’s PBM practice is pleased to present its quarterly publication, PBM Policy and Legislative Update. This edition builds upon prior issues and summarizes activity from July through September that affects the PBM industry....more
11/25/2024
/ Audits ,
CVS ,
Drug Pricing ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Pending Litigation ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
PHRMA ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Rebates ,
Settlement ,
Transparency
Mintz’s PBM practice is pleased to present a 2024 year-to-date PBM Policy and Legislative Update. This edition builds upon prior issues and summarizes activity from January through June that impacts the PBM industry. It...more
Mintz’s PBMs & Pharmacies practice is pleased to present the second edition of our Mintz IRA Update, a regular publication that delves into developments under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (“IRA”) impacting the health...more
As we noted in our last PBM Regulatory Roundup, there has been a wave of state regulation focused on PBM practices in the wake of Rutledge and Webhi. However, PBMs are also facing federal reform efforts. The Pharmacy Benefit...more
The next post in our series analyzing the recently proposed Contract Year 2023 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs rule (Proposed Rule) focuses on a...more