Becker's Healthcare April 5, 2023
A pair of Senators have introduced a bill aimed at limiting the alleged abusive pricing practices by pharmacy benefit managers, including the spread pricing technique.
The bill — dubbed the Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act of 2023 — would require Medicaid payments to PBMs to be passed directly to pharmacies, excluding administrative fees, according to an April 4 news release from Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall, MD. Dr. Marshall is sponsoring the bill along...