HMP Global October 16, 2024
The latest trends in state-level pharmacy policy and the impact of pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) regulations were investigated in an AMCP Nexus 2024 session hosted by Tom Casey, MPP, Associate Director, Government Affairs, AMCP, and Adam Colborn, JD, AVP, Congressional Affairs, AMCP.
Session speakers explained that US states are currently focused on managed care pharmacy because prescription drug costs are high, community pharmacies are closing, and managed care practices are unpopular with patients and physicians. Notable overall trends in managed care pharmacy policy include drug pricing, PBM reform, utilization management, and Medicaid unwinding.
“State legislatures are thinking a lot about overall drug spending…drug spending...