Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Revisions
Sponsor: Senator MathiasCommittee: FinanceSubject: Insurance - HealthStatus: Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative) (as of Nov 1, 2018)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Authorizing the Maryland Insurance Commissioner to require any additional information from a pharmacy benefits manager that may be reasonably necessary to verify information in a certain application; requiring a pharmacy benefits manager to establish a certain process by which a certain pharmacy has access to certain maximum allowable cost price lists in an electronic format; requiring a pharmacy benefits manager to use updated pricing information in calculating payments made to all contracted pharmacies; etc.
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