Pharmacy Benefits Managers – Credentialing and Reimbursement
What this bill does
Prohibiting a pharmacy benefits manager from requiring a certain pharmacy or pharmacist to obtain certain credentialing as a condition for participating in a certain network with certain frequency or charging a pharmacy or pharmacist a certain fee; repealing certain circumstances under which a pharmacy benefits manager or purchaser is authorized to charge certain fees or hold certain pharmacies responsible for certain reimbursement that the pharmacy benefits manager or purchaser is otherwise prohibited from doing; etc.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (17)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Thakkar, Ali | Main Street Pharmacy | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Maryland Pharmacists Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Weiland, Tom | Ritchie Pharmacy | Position only |
| FAV | Wieland, Tom | Ritchie Pharmacy | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | lee wilson, christine | care pharmacies | Oral |
| FAV | hose, brian | epic | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | joseph, sherine | ipmd | Oral |
| FAV | majolagbe, howard | ipmd | Oral |
| FAV | wienner, steve | mtvernon pharmacy | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Kipke, Delegate Kipkelegislator | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Rivkin, Deb | CareFirst | Oral |
| UNF | Taylor, Allisonlobbyist | Kaiser Permanente | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Celentano, Matt | League of Life and Health Insurers of Maryland/AHIP | Oral |
| UNF | Cascone, Heatherlobbyist | PCMA | Oral |
| UNF | Fesche, Camillelobbyist | RWL on behalf of PCMA | Oral |
| UNF | Johansen, Mike | RWL on behalf of PCMA | Oral |
| FWA | locklair, caileylobbyist | md retailers assoc | Oral + Written (PDF) |